Town government · Schenectady County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Duanesburg took in $5.0 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money31%County and local tax money12%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money2.3%Fees for services (sewer)0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
41%$2.0 million
Other taxes
7.7%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$112 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.6 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$599 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$202 thousand
Fines
1.4%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

36%

of Duanesburg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.3 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$809 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$708 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$708 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$532 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$414 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$117 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$246 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$246 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$200 thousand
Social services
2.1%$105 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Duanesburg. 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 Duanesburg 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.