Town government · Hamilton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arietta took in $2.5 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money3.9%Fees for services (airport)2.8%Fines and other2.4%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

12%

of Arietta's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
75%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.5%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$304 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$42 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$96 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$53 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

38%

of Arietta'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
44%$983 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$670 thousand
  • Airports$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$855 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$622 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arietta. 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 Arietta 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.