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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Christiana took in $880 thousand and spent $853 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money26%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.0%

What stands out

5.8%

of Christiana's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
61%$534 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$51 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$227 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Interest on debt2.0%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

4.7%

of Christiana'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
75%$640 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$640 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Christiana. 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 Christiana 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.