Town government · Clinton County, NY

Black Brook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Black Brook took in $2.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money20%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (water, sewer)7.3%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
54%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.3%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$182 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$99 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$4 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$494 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$354 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$60 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Black Brook'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
47%$957 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$957 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$746 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$453 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$176 thousand
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$26 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Black Brook. 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 Black Brook 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.