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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pawlet took in $4.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%Fees for services (sewer)20%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money3.9%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Pawlet'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 taxes71%

Property tax

71%$3.3 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services

20%$920 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer

Sewer$920 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

4.4%$205 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state

3.9%$181 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other

0.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Pawlet's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

49%$819 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$666 thousand
Government buildings$153 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

37%$614 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$614 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

11%$189 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$187 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.4%$24 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$24 thousand

Interest on debt

0.8%$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pawlet. 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 Pawlet 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.