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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Merrimac took in $714 thousand and spent $768 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Merrimac's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
31%$224 thousand
Other taxes
28%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$154 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$55 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$145 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Merrimac'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
35%$268 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$268 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Merrimac. 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 Merrimac 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.