Town government · Montgomery County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amsterdam took in $5.7 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Town taxes18%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
17%$953 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$557 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$219 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$252 thousand

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
39%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.4%$140 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

34%

of Amsterdam'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$843 thousand
  • Sewer systems$499 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$404 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.1 million
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$847 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$945 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$815 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$815 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amsterdam. 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 Amsterdam 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.