Village government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Carthage took in $3.5 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%County and local tax money22%Fines and other4.7%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Village taxes37%

Property tax
33%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.6%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$121 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$599 thousand
  • Water$518 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$87 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$760 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$151 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Housing and community development8.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

8%

of Carthage's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$497 thousand
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$946 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$945 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$637 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$461 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$428 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$356 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Housing and community development
8.0%$279 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$10 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$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Carthage. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Carthage 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.