Town government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton took in $2.7 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money23%State tax money17%Fines and other13%Fees for services4.0%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
37%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$95 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$473 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$637 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$335 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs33%Health and hospitals13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$899 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$899 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$686 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$349 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$275 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$275 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamilton. 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 Hamilton 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.