Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Horseheads took in $6.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%County and local tax money43%State tax money6.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.6%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

43%

of Horseheads' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
37%$2.3 million
Other taxes
8.4%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$381 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$425 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$54 thousand
Fines
0.8%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Horseheads' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$911 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$297 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$927 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Horseheads. 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 Horseheads 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.