Town government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carmel took in $50.3 million and spent $48.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Fines and other10%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)7.2%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

10%

of Carmel's 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 taxes78%

Property tax
70%$35.2 million
Other taxes
7.8%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$734 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Sewer$106 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%$9 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$816 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$4.9 million
Fines
0.3%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

30%

of Carmel's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$746 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$14.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$6.0 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$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$828 thousand
  • Government buildings$324 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$348 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$348 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 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$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carmel. 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 Carmel 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.