Town government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Danube took in $872 thousand and spent $957 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money35%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other6.3%State tax money6.1%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
40%$353 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$81 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$53 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$306 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Fines
4.9%$43 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Danube'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
70%$670 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$670 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Danube. 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 Danube 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.