Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gouverneur took in $3.1 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Town taxes29%County and local tax money22%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
24%$741 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$116 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$154 thousand
  • Sewer$76 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.2 million

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$666 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$40 thousand
Fines
1.1%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Gouverneur'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
37%$832 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$832 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$754 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$540 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$391 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$210 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gouverneur. 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 Gouverneur 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.