Town government · Warren County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bolton took in $8.8 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money56%Town taxes16%State tax money13%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)7.7%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes16%

Property tax
9.8%$864 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$545 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$282 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$205 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$411 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Parking$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$161 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.1 million

County and local tax money56%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
56%$4.9 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$497 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

15%

of Bolton'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$900 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$329 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$15 thousand
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$428 thousand
  • Water supply$346 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$867 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$802 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$323 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$264 thousand
  • Hospitals$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$219 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
  • Police$82 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$82 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bolton. 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 Bolton 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.