Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Covert took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money19%Fees for services5.3%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

6.6%

of Covert's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
62%$916 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$77 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$282 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Health and hospitals22%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Covert's 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
44%$582 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$582 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$284 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$284 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$270 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$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$180 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Covert. 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 Covert 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.