Town government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Augusta took in $1.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%County and local tax money24%Fines and other20%State tax money13%Federal tax money1.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
34%$628 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$78 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 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 and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$24 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$246 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$446 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$368 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

9.1%

of Augusta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$855 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$855 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$407 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$239 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Augusta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Augusta 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.