Village government · Orleans County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barton took in $4.6 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)80%Village taxes11%State tax money5.8%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

80%

of Barton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes11%

Property tax
8.7%$405 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Sewer$361 thousand
  • Water$214 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$271 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$58 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$75 thousand
Fines
0.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt4.4%Running the government and other costs2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

78%

of Barton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$284 thousand
  • Water supply$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$548 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$167 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$149 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Barton. 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 Village of Barton 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.