Village government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Athens took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other9.3%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

52%

of Athens' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes54%

Property tax
52%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$697 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$350 thousand
  • Water$337 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$94 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt12%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

12%

of Athens' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$498 thousand
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$342 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$433 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$361 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$172 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$227 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$30 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Athens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Athens 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.