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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Albion took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money27%County and local tax money13%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Albion's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
56%$664 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$7 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$319 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$151 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Albion's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$761 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$761 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Albion. 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 Albion 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.