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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 $496 thousand and spent $354 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money36%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (road charges)0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
61%$303 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$7 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$181 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%

What stands out

72%

of Albion'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
72%$254 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$254 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 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.