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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shanagolden took in $359 thousand and spent $331 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%Town taxes17%Federal tax money1.7%Fees for services (road charges)1.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Shanagolden's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
17%$62 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$6 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$285 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Health and hospitals6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

6.3%

of Shanagolden's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$42 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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Social services
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shanagolden. 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 Shanagolden 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.