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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jay took in $2.4 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money23%Fines and other23%Town taxes18%

What stands out

23%

of Jay's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes18%

Other taxes
13%$327 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$237 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.3%$105 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$912 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$313 thousand
  • Sewer$250 thousand
  • Gas$190 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$552 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$552 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt0.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Jay's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$522 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$438 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$388 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$543 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
  • Gas supply$197 thousand
  • Water supply$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Jay 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.