Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Genoa took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money52%Town taxes21%State tax money15%Fees for services (water)7.6%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes21%

Property tax
18%$312 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$134 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$103 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$261 thousand

County and local tax money52%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
52%$921 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$76 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Health and hospitals4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

9.5%

of Genoa'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
59%$827 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$827 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$324 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$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$126 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Genoa. 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 Genoa 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.