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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Commonwealth took in $276 thousand and spent $125 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County and local tax money26%Town taxes13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)12%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes13%

Property tax
12%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks, land and natural resources
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$136 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$72 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Commonwealth'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
35%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$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 Commonwealth. 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 Commonwealth 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.