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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tilden took in $545 thousand and spent $433 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money34%Federal tax money15%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$232 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$80 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$183 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%

What stands out

28%

of Tilden'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
47%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$203 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tilden. 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 Tilden 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.