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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conover took in $1.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money24%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money3.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.4%

What stands out

5%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
61%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$66 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$443 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$94 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Health and hospitals3.9%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

3.9%

of Conover's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$277 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)$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Conover. 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 Conover 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.