Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beekman took in $6.2 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)6.0%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Beekman's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
41%$2.5 million
Other taxes
19%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$997 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Sewer$57 thousand
  • Water$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$278 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$165 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs35%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

40%

of Beekman's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$296 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$532 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$321 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$222 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beekman. 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 Beekman 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.