Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hammond took in $1.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes23%State tax money17%Federal tax money3.5%Fees for services3.1%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
19%$245 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 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%$45 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$220 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$647 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt0.8%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Hammond's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hammond. 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 Hammond 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.