Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chemung took in $1.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money47%Town taxes24%State tax money12%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
21%$336 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$125 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$194 thousand

County and local tax money47%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
47%$760 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Fines
6.1%$99 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Chemung's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$701 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$432 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chemung. 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 Chemung 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.