Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Altona took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%Fines and other32%Fees for services (parks and recreation)22%State tax money13%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Altona's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
30%$491 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$365 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$319 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$209 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$7 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
30%$496 thousand
Fines
1.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Altona's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$728 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$576 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$590 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$590 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Altona. 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 Altona 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.