Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kirby took in $1.1 million and spent $295 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%State tax money4.1%Fees for services1.4%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

94%

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

Town taxes94%

Property tax
94%$1.1 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$47 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs49%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

49%

of Kirby'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
50%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
49%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kirby. 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 Kirby 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.