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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plymouth took in $481 thousand and spent $336 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money45%Fees for services (road charges)4.8%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
45%$217 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other government-run businesses
  • Road charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$218 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

6.3%

of Plymouth'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
62%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$57 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)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth 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.