Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amenia took in $3.5 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)10%County and local tax money8.0%State tax money4.7%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

18%

of Amenia's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
55%$1.9 million
Other taxes
18%$642 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$557 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$74 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$366 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$252 thousand
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$164 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$280 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$69 thousand
Fines
1.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

11%

of Amenia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$849 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$269 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$201 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$840 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$837 thousand
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$397 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$298 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$362 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$362 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$34 thousand
Social services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amenia. 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 Amenia 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.