Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Esperance took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Town taxes13%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

18%

of Esperance'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 taxes13%

Property tax
11%$371 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$615 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$345 thousand
  • Sewer$139 thousand
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$82 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$2.1 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$66 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$49 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Esperance'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%

Running the government and other costs
67%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$716 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$592 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Esperance. 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 Esperance 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.