Town government · Franklin County, NY

Fort Covington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Covington took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money15%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

20%

of Fort Covington'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 taxes48%

Property tax
47%$547 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Water$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$52 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$169 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$122 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$21 thousand
Fines
0.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

16%

of Fort Covington'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%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$461 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$461 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$318 thousand
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$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$98 thousand
  • Water supply$77 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Covington. 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 Fort Covington 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.