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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Copake took in $3.0 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money33%State tax money11%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
38%$1.2 million
Other taxes
13%$398 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$352 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$328 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$984 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$99 thousand
Fines
1.2%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Health and hospitals0.3%Housing and community development0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Copake'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
62%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$703 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$416 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Copake. 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 Copake 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.