Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), De Witt took in $31.6 million and spent $29.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)20%State tax money4.8%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of De Witt's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
64%$20.1 million
Other taxes
6.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$637 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$386 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$509 thousand
  • Other service charges$407 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$212 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$63 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

27%

of De Witt's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$7.8 million
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$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$684 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$512 thousand
  • Government buildings$341 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$595 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$410 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$223 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of De Witt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of De Witt 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.