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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Metomen took in $534 thousand and spent $434 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money45%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other0.4%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$243 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$38 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$242 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Interest on debt0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Metomen's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Metomen. 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 Metomen 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.