Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexandria took in $5.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money46%Town taxes20%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money8.4%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
15%$788 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$316 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$177 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$963 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$435 thousand
  • Sewer$269 thousand
  • Garbage collection$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$106 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$451 thousand

County and local tax money46%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
46%$2.5 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$235 thousand
Fines
1.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Alexandria's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$625 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$300 thousand
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$402 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$224 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$126 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alexandria. 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 Alexandria 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.