Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bethel took in $7.7 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Bethel's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
61%$4.7 million
Other taxes
7.1%$547 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$453 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$92 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$851 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$730 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$189 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$956 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$58 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$274 thousand
Fines
1.1%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

28%

of Bethel's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.2 million
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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$263 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$354 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$354 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$340 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
  • Police$167 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$142 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$122 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$122 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bethel. 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 Bethel 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.