Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henderson took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money70%Town taxes16%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)13%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

70%

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

Town taxes16%

Property tax
11%$242 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money70%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
70%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
0.8%$17 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

17%

of Henderson'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%$913 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$842 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$643 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$440 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$158 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
  • Water supply$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Henderson. 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 Henderson 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.