Town government · Schuyler County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Catharine took in $1.1 million and spent $778 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money27%County and local tax money13%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
56%$598 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$283 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$142 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$19 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Catharine's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$405 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$405 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$266 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$188 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Catharine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Catharine 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.