Village government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Herkimer took in $12.7 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money11%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money6.2%

What stands out

45%

of Herkimer's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes47%

Property tax
45%$5.7 million
Other taxes
2.0%$251 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$299 thousand
  • Parking$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$1.1 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.4 million

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$779 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$757 thousand
Fines
1.5%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

47%

of Herkimer's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$8.0 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$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$285 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$614 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$237 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$225 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Herkimer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.