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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sherwood took in $229 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%Town taxes19%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.8%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

72%

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

Town taxes19%

Property tax
19%$43 thousand

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$11 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

24%

of Sherwood'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
46%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$29 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)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sherwood. 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 Sherwood 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.