Town government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Herkimer took in $2.8 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (water)12%State tax money7.6%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
51%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.8%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$343 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$49 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$212 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$570 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.6%$44 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

11%

of Herkimer'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
39%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$1.0 million
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$647 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$298 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$284 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Herkimer. 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 Herkimer 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.