Town government · Herkimer County, NY

German Flatts's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), German Flatts took in $3.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money29%County and local tax money15%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

15%

of German Flatts' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
47%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.9%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$919 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$487 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.1%$66 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

37%

of German Flatts' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$1.1 million
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$693 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$762 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$762 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$112 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$14 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of German Flatts. 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 German Flatts 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.