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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Theresa took in $609 thousand and spent $541 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money30%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$326 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$61 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$183 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

6.3%

of Theresa'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
51%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Theresa. 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 Theresa 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.