Town government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ancram took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money23%State tax money18%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
42%$765 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$157 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$76 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$322 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$419 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
1.9%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Ancram'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%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$796 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$796 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$527 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$279 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Social services
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ancram. 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 Ancram 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.