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Goshen's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goshen took in $10.0 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.0%Fines and other7.9%State tax money2.1%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

17%

of Goshen's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
50%$5.0 million
Other taxes
13%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$802 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$370 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$901 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Water$311 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.5%$149 thousand

State tax money2.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.1%$206 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$622 thousand
Fines
1.7%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Goshen's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$469 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Public transit$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$294 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$282 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$995 thousand
  • Sewer systems$436 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Goshen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Goshen itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.