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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 $521 thousand and spent $433 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Town taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

13%

of Plymouth's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
30%$158 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$68 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$171 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$32 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.1%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.3%

What stands out

15%

of Plymouth'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
52%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 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.