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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Derby took in $3.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)2.8%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

73%

of Derby's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$647 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$72 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Housing and community development3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Derby's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.1 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$413 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$217 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$763 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$509 thousand
  • Police$254 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Derby. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Derby 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.