Town government · Lamoille County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Johnson took in $3.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation)14%

What stands out

14%

of Johnson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
60%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$456 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$420 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 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%$792 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Johnson'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
41%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$826 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$578 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$681 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$568 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$143 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Social services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Johnson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Johnson 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.