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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garfield took in $899 thousand and spent $777 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money22%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)3.0%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
57%$512 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$86 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$195 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt5.5%Health and hospitals2.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Garfield'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
45%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$351 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$200 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Garfield. 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 Garfield 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.