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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taft took in $292 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fines and other25%Town taxes22%Federal tax money7.5%

What stands out

25%

of Taft's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
22%$63 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$22 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$134 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

15%

of Taft'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
63%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$38 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)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Taft. 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 Taft 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.