Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

De Kalb's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), De Kalb took in $1.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money35%Town taxes33%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.2%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

35%

of De Kalb'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
29%$526 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$67 thousand
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$403 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$634 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$32 thousand
Fines
1.4%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

6.8%

of De Kalb's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$967 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$967 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$391 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$280 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$67 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of De Kalb. 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 De Kalb 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.