Town government · Schuyler County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hector took in $5.1 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money15%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
52%$2.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$605 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$420 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$43 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$775 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$646 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$191 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

13%

of Hector's 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%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$756 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$833 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$740 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$641 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hector. 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 Hector 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.