Town government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ephratah took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%County and local tax money24%State tax money9.5%Fees for services1.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
62%$902 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$139 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$348 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Ephratah'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
50%$697 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$697 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$492 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$369 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ephratah. 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 Ephratah 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.