Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Esopus took in $6.2 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%State tax money5.3%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

19%

of Esopus' 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 taxes68%

Property tax
60%$3.8 million
Other taxes
8.1%$503 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$503 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$393 thousand
  • Water$369 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$120 thousand
  • Electric power$120 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$331 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$234 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$150 thousand
Fines
1.8%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

23%

of Esopus' 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
35%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.8 million
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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$211 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$655 thousand
  • Water supply$553 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$336 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$186 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$176 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$51 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Esopus. 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 Esopus 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.