Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilboa took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%County and local tax money17%State tax money14%Federal tax money14%Fees for services1.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
49%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$367 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$374 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$450 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Gilboa'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
54%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$856 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$701 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilboa. 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 Gilboa 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.