Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hartwick took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money21%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)8.9%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
41%$798 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$152 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$196 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$404 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$297 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$23 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

7.7%

of Hartwick's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$338 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$234 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$134 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hartwick. 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 Hartwick 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.