Village government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Gouverneur took in $4.5 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%Village taxes34%County and local tax money16%State tax money4.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Village taxes34%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$969 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$186 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$738 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt9.2%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

9.2%

of Gouverneur's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$813 thousand
  • Water supply$804 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.1 million
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$966 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$936 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$787 thousand
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$424 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Gouverneur. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.