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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Randolph took in $506 thousand and spent $376 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County and local tax money17%Town taxes16%Federal tax money8.1%

What stands out

17%

of Randolph's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
16%$81 thousand

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$41 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$296 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Randolph'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
67%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$41 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Randolph. 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 Randolph 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.