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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kendall took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%County and local tax money34%State tax money24%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)1.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
34%$913 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$648 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$916 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$45 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Kendall's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$700 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$498 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$302 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$301 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kendall. 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 Kendall 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.