Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Camillus took in $22.5 million and spent $22.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other11%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Camillus' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
64%$14.4 million
Other taxes
5.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$765 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$429 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$831 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$132 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.5 million
Fines
0.4%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

19%

of Camillus' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$539 thousand
  • Government buildings$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$311 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$489 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$489 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$131 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Camillus. 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 Camillus 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.