Town government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), German took in $576 thousand and spent $404 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money43%County and local tax money11%Fees for services2.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$247 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$247 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$65 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

18%

of German's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$252 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$252 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$71 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$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of German. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of German 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.