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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foster took in $208 thousand and spent $196 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money46%State tax money36%Town taxes11%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes11%

Property tax
11%$22 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$5 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$75 thousand

County and local tax money46%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
46%$96 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Foster's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Foster. 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 Foster 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.