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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thetford took in $3.8 million and spent $2.5 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 money9.7%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.9%

What stands out

5.8%

of Thetford's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$223 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$370 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$142 thousand
Fines
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

8%

of Thetford'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
44%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$552 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$352 thousand
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$367 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Thetford. 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 Thetford 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.