Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamlin took in $5.2 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money46%Town taxes46%State tax money3.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
38%$2.0 million
Other taxes
7.4%$386 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$231 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$189 thousand

County and local tax money46%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
46%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$112 thousand
Fines
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs37%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Hamlin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
37%$1.5 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$200 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$451 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$230 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$55 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamlin. 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 Hamlin 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.