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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 $821 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money24%Federal tax money20%County and local tax money10%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
33%$268 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$167 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$197 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$82 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments42%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Plymouth's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
42%$591 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$591 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$495 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$495 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 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.