Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Champion took in $2.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money8.6%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
41%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.9%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$149 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$393 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$259 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$252 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$803 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$68 thousand
Fines
0.8%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Champion's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$817 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$817 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$733 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$475 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$304 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$142 thousand
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$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
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Champion. 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 Champion 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.