Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fleming took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Fines and other26%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Town taxes13%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes13%

Property tax
9.2%$239 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$478 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$204 thousand
  • Water$193 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$9 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$46 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$1.1 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
25%$650 thousand
Fines
0.8%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Fleming'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$740 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$396 thousand
  • Water supply$310 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$597 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$273 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$341 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$341 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$317 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fleming. 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 Fleming 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.