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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $683 thousand and spent $632 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)49%State tax money27%Town taxes11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

49%

of Farmington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
10%$71 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$335 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$329 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$76 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$185 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Farmington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$398 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$83 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)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.