Town government · Jefferson County, NY

Cape Vincent's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cape Vincent took in $3.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Town taxes12%State tax money7.6%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes12%

Property tax
8.2%$270 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$92 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$861 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$599 thousand
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$48 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$252 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$71 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt6.5%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

17%

of Cape Vincent'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
37%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$978 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$691 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$508 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$364 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$98 thousand
  • Hospitals$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cape Vincent. 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 Cape Vincent 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.