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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walden took in $1.1 million and spent $556 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money33%Federal tax money13%Fees for services1.9%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
53%$599 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$142 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$370 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Walden'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
60%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walden. 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 Walden 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.