Village government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Black River took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money6.5%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes39%

Property tax
36%$570 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$202 thousand
  • Sewer$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$103 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$442 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

30%

of Black River's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$517 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$289 thousand
  • Water supply$202 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$345 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Black River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Black River 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.