Village government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Adams took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money25%Village taxes21%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

16%

of Adams' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes21%

Property tax
19%$625 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$640 thousand
  • Sewer$388 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$88 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$851 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$531 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$84 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Adams' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$303 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$452 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$255 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$110 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Adams. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Adams 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.