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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darlington took in $539 thousand and spent $697 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes38%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$204 thousand

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$45 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$255 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

81%

of Darlington'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
81%$563 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$563 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$55 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)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Darlington. 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 Darlington 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.