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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Litchfield took in $844 thousand and spent $709 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money44%Town taxes41%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
35%$297 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$75 thousand

County and local tax money44%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
44%$375 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$11 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Litchfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$447 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$447 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$249 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Litchfield. 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 Litchfield 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.