Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cicero took in $22.4 million and spent $19.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money9.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)2.7%County and local tax money2.7%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

77%

of Cicero's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
77%$17.2 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$987 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$345 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$616 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Housing$33 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$2.1 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$597 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$414 thousand
Fines
0.6%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Environment and natural resources5.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

17%

of Cicero's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$571 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$564 thousand
  • Government buildings$221 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$900 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.3%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$964 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$964 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$627 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cicero. 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 Cicero 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.