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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Knox took in $249 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes26%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.0%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

57%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
26%$65 thousand

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$17 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$142 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%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals3.7%

What stands out

11%

of Knox'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
59%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Knox. 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 Knox 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.