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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Princeton took in $618 thousand and spent $361 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money28%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
54%$336 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$75 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$173 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

24%

of Princeton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$66 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)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Princeton. 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 Princeton 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.