Town government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forestport took in $2.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money60%Town taxes22%State tax money7.4%Fees for services (water, housing)5.2%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes22%

Property tax
19%$521 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 3 more
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Housing$38 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$78 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$207 thousand

County and local tax money60%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
60%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$71 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Forestport'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
40%$770 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$770 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$745 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$431 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$292 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$220 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Forestport. 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 Forestport 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.