Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fishkill took in $20.3 million and spent $17.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%State tax money16%County and local tax money8.9%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

8.9%

of Fishkill's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
38%$7.7 million
Other taxes
11%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$539 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$406 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
  • Other service charges$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.3 million

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$1.2 million
Fines
2.0%$401 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

33%

of Fishkill's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$644 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.2 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$825 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$510 thousand
  • Government buildings$284 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$644 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$534 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$534 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fishkill. 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 Fishkill 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.