Town government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbus took in $1.4 million and spent $943 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money19%County and local tax money16%Fines and other15%Federal tax money0.4%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
35%$502 thousand
Other taxes
13%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$152 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$6 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$274 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$228 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

4.9%

of Columbus' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$575 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$575 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbus. 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 Columbus 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.