Village government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Groton took in $4.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%Village taxes21%County and local tax money14%Fines and other3.8%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

14%

of Groton'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 taxes21%

Property tax
19%$869 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$383 thousand
  • Sewer$338 thousand
  • Water$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$24 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$116 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$650 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$169 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Health and hospitals8.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

8.1%

of Groton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Water supply$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$645 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$444 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$460 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$309 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$368 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$368 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$343 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$343 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Groton. 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 Groton 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.