Town government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Denmark took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fines and other18%State tax money10%County and local tax money5.9%Fees for services (water)3.1%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Denmark's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
60%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$7 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$188 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$111 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$326 thousand
Fines
0.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Denmark's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$762 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$762 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$526 thousand
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$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Denmark. 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 Denmark 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.