Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Worcester took in $2.7 million and spent $764 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.8%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax

82%$2.2 million

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government

5.8%$154 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$331 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs43%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Worcester'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

56%$429 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$429 thousand

Running the government and other costs

43%$326 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)$259 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand

Interest on debt

1.2%$9 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Worcester. 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 Worcester 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.