Village government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Cato took in $441 thousand and spent $415 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%Village taxes27%County and local tax money21%State tax money11%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

21%

of Cato'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 taxes27%

Property tax
26%$113 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$167 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$48 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$93 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Cato's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$168 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$99 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$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cato. 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 Cato 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.