Town government · Warren County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Horicon took in $4.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes30%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.9%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
20%$856 thousand
Other taxes
10%$446 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$258 thousand
  • Other licenses$141 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$212 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$89 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$371 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$150 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Health and hospitals3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

41%

of Horicon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.5 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$994 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$301 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$254 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$138 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$132 thousand
  • Hospitals$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Horicon. 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 Horicon 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.