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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hampden took in $375 thousand and spent $325 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money37%Federal tax money8.0%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

8%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
47%$178 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$30 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$139 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Hampden'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
61%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hampden. 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 Hampden 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.