Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marshfield took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 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 taxes79%State tax money9.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.5%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

7.5%

of Marshfield'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 taxes79%

Property tax
78%$942 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$110 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$53 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Health and hospitals1.9%Social services1.2%

What stands out

8.3%

of Marshfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$642 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$642 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$363 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$91 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Social services
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marshfield. 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 Marshfield 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.