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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Martell took in $575 thousand and spent $538 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.6%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
63%$361 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$192 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Health and hospitals7.2%Interest on debt2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%

What stands out

7.2%

of Martell'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
69%$372 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$372 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Martell. 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 Martell 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.