Town government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Croghan took in $1.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.5%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

86%

of Croghan's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
86%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.5%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$27 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$99 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$31 thousand
Fines
0.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

60%

of Croghan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$551 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$423 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Croghan. 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 Croghan 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.