Town government · Franklin County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Constable took in $1.1 million and spent $918 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%County and local tax money22%State tax money18%Fines and other15%Federal tax money7.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
31%$346 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$88 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$204 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$242 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt1.3%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Constable's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$435 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$435 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$361 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Constable. 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 Constable 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.