Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Broome took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money33%County and local tax money5.0%Fees for services0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

5%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
58%$758 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$433 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$65 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Broome's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$236 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$170 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Broome. 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 Broome 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.