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New York Mills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New York Mills took in $5.1 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, liquor stores)68%City taxes11%State tax money10%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

68%

of New York Mills' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
11%$547 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Liquor stores$876 thousand
  • Sewer$657 thousand
  • Water$399 thousand
  • Other service charges$178 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$108 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$519 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$55 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$370 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking3.2%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

13%

of New York Mills' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$886 thousand
  • Liquor stores$726 thousand
  • Water supply$388 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$669 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$500 thousand
  • Libraries$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$592 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$396 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$461 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$378 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$138 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$124 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New York Mills. 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 City of New York Mills 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.