Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fowler took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%County and local tax money36%State tax money16%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
37%$692 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$109 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$297 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$669 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$29 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Health and hospitals2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Fowler'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
60%$966 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$966 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$488 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$23 thousand
  • Public health$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fowler. 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 Fowler 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.