Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cairo took in $230 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money94%Fines and other2.6%State tax money2.2%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

94%

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

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$5 thousand

County and local tax money94%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
94%$216 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries69%Interest on debt31%

What stands out

69%

of Cairo's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
69%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$230 thousand
Interest on debt
31%$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cairo. 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 Cairo 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.