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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Glasgow took in $442 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)70%Town taxes28%Fines and other1.6%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

70%

of Glasgow's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
16%$72 thousand
Other taxes
11%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$309 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Water$99 thousand
  • Sewer$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
1.4%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Glasgow's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$371 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Glasgow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Glasgow 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.