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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warwick took in $27.7 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, water)4.8%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money3.4%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

26%

of Warwick'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 taxes58%

Property tax
48%$13.2 million
Other taxes
9.9%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$736 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$316 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$476 thousand
  • Other service charges$445 thousand
  • Water$348 thousand
  • Transit fares$38 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$954 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$900 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$7.3 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Health and hospitals4.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

39%

of Warwick's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$564 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$558 thousand
  • Government buildings$143 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$256 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Public transit$649 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$700 thousand
  • Sewer systems$532 thousand
  • Water supply$526 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$573 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$573 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$130 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warwick. 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 Warwick 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.