Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellenburg took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services27%Fines and other14%County and local tax money7.8%State tax money5.6%

What stands out

27%

of Ellenburg'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%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$669 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$441 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$138 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$193 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$320 thousand
Fines
0.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Ellenburg's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$578 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$778 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$778 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$474 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$418 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellenburg. 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 Ellenburg 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.