Town government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hancock took in $4.9 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Federal tax money19%State tax money16%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Hancock's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
52%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$83 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$923 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$775 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$378 thousand
Fines
2.8%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

6.4%

of Hancock'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
51%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$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$753 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$538 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.4%$264 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$264 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hancock. 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 Hancock 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.