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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Holton took in $463 thousand and spent $407 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Town taxes20%County and local tax money9.9%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.8%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

59%

of Holton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
17%$78 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$34 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$274 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$46 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Health and hospitals4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

4.9%

of Holton'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
57%$233 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$233 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Holton. 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 Holton 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.