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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Friendship took in $882 thousand and spent $726 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%State tax money23%Fees for services (road charges)22%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Friendship's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Other taxes
22%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$115 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$196 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$193 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$138 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$204 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals11%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

25%

of Friendship's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$81 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Friendship. 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 Friendship 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.