Village government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Horseheads took in $6.6 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)19%Fines and other11%State tax money7.6%

What stands out

24%

of Horseheads' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes39%

Property tax
34%$2.3 million
Other taxes
4.4%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$172 thousand
  • Other licenses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Water$975 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$120 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$497 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$1.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$612 thousand
Fines
1.3%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

25%

of Horseheads' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$2.0 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$813 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$808 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$694 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$694 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$162 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Horseheads. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.