Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conquest took in $1.2 million and spent $910 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money47%Town taxes22%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes22%

Property tax
21%$249 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$156 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$198 thousand

County and local tax money47%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
47%$565 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Health and hospitals2.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

3.8%

of Conquest's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$454 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$454 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$255 thousand
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$154 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Conquest. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Conquest 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.