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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Agenda took in $482 thousand and spent $420 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Town taxes37%County and local tax money5.6%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)4.6%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

49%

of Agenda's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$175 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$21 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$236 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Agenda's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$309 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$309 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Agenda. 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 Agenda 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.