Village government · Jefferson County, NY

Alexandria Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Alexandria Bay took in $2.9 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%County and local tax money23%State tax money3.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

23%

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

Village taxes40%

Property tax
39%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$938 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$450 thousand
  • Sewer$280 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parking$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$104 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$666 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

10%

of Alexandria Bay's 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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$845 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$631 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$756 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$364 thousand
  • Water supply$292 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$693 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$682 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
  • Police$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$331 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$321 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alexandria Bay. 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 Alexandria Bay 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.