Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Catlin took in $2.2 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%County and local tax money25%State tax money22%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (water, housing)2.6%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
36%$810 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Housing$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$162 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$484 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$564 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$66 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Catlin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$290 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$281 thousand
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$178 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Catlin. 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 Catlin 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.