Village government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Hamilton took in $13.2 million and spent $12.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%Village taxes16%County and local tax money7.7%Fines and other5.8%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

7.7%

of Hamilton'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 taxes16%

Property tax
15%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$126 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 7 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$767 thousand
  • Airport$474 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Transit fares$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$160 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$447 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$730 thousand
Fines
0.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

10%

of Hamilton'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
38%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$942 thousand
  • Water supply$470 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$292 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.7 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$908 thousand
  • Roads and highways$644 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$797 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$558 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$437 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$323 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$17 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$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hamilton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.