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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stark took in $345 thousand and spent $314 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Town taxes41%

What stands out

59%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
40%$137 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$204 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

4.5%

of Stark'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
75%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 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 Stark. 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 Stark 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.