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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howard took in $400 thousand and spent $442 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes43%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.3%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
42%$169 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$43 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$172 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

5%

of Howard'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
71%$312 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$312 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Howard. 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 Howard 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.