Town government · Oswego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hastings took in $7.0 million and spent $20.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money25%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money7.4%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.3%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
42%$2.9 million
Other taxes
5.5%$386 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$301 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$440 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$408 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$516 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.7 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$831 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.1%$149 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Running the government and other costs5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

80%

of Hastings' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$16.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$16.3 million
  • Sewer systems$285 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$1.2 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$508 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$234 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$787 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$648 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$517 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hastings. 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 Hastings 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.