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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northfield took in $346 thousand and spent $244 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes27%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)1.7%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$92 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$34 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$194 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Interest on debt1.2%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

69%

of Northfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$44 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northfield. 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 Northfield 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.