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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tainter took in $1.4 million and spent $811 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money41%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

9.4%

of Tainter's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$657 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$127 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$551 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Health and hospitals6.5%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

10%

of Tainter'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
50%$409 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$409 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$177 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)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.5%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tainter. 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 Tainter 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.