Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blenheim took in $808 thousand and spent $664 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%Fees for services31%State tax money18%County and local tax money10%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

31%

of Blenheim'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 taxes36%

Property tax
35%$279 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$251 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$251 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$19 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$147 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$82 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$16 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Interest on debt2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Blenheim'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
57%$378 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$378 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$199 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blenheim. 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 Blenheim 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.