Town government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colchester took in $4.1 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Federal tax money16%State tax money13%Fees for services (water)6.1%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Colchester's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
59%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$248 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$137 thousand
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$637 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$519 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$115 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.1%$46 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs31%Housing and community development12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

12%

of Colchester's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$757 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$418 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$349 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$229 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$156 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colchester. 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 Colchester 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.