Town government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Austerlitz took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money21%State tax money20%Fines and other10%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
34%$681 thousand
Other taxes
14%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$280 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$395 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$425 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
9.6%$192 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt0.4%Health and hospitals0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

62%

of Austerlitz's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$887 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$887 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$399 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$234 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Austerlitz. 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 Austerlitz 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.