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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freeman took in $741 thousand and spent $587 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes37%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Freeman's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$272 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$80 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$367 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

81%

of Freeman'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%$473 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$473 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$56 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)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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 Freeman. 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 Freeman 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.