Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Champlain took in $3.1 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%County and local tax money31%State tax money13%Fines and other12%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
35%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.2%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$156 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$395 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$969 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$290 thousand
Fines
2.4%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt15%Health and hospitals7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

15%

of Champlain's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$740 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$475 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$451 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.1%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$188 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$147 thousand
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Social services
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Champlain. 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 Champlain 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.