Town government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caroga took in $4.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other34%Town taxes30%County and local tax money22%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.5%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

34%

of Caroga's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
27%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.8%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$266 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 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%$60 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$264 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$901 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$1.4 million
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Caroga'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$952 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$611 thousand
  • Government buildings$199 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$727 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$727 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$644 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$644 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$277 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Caroga. 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 Caroga 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.