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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pound took in $538 thousand and spent $496 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 money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.5%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$143 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$73 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$302 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Health and hospitals3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

6.3%

of Pound'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
63%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pound. 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 Pound 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.