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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millston took in $333 thousand and spent $302 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%County and local tax money15%Fines and other9.3%Town taxes5.1%Federal tax money2.7%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%

What stands out

67%

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

Town taxes5.1%

Property tax
4.8%$16 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 services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$9 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$223 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$49 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%

What stands out

4.3%

of Millston'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
57%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Millston. 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 Millston 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.