Village government · Montgomery County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Fort Plain took in $3.7 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money31%Village taxes22%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%State tax money15%County and local tax money12%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

31%

of Fort Plain's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes22%

Property tax
20%$730 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$643 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$470 thousand
  • Sewer$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$1.1 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$563 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$426 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$107 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Housing and community development27%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

27%

of Fort Plain's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$819 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
Housing and community development
27%$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$590 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$409 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$325 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$187 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$187 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$165 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$165 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fort Plain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Fort Plain 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.