Town government · Schuyler County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dix took in $2.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money8.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

21%

of Dix's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
44%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$586 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$362 thousand
  • Water$140 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 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%$628 thousand

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$248 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$55 thousand
Fines
0.7%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt0.3%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Dix'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
38%$714 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$714 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$466 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$325 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$398 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$261 thousand
  • Water supply$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$304 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dix. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dix 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.