Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hounsfield took in $4.0 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 money32%Town taxes29%State tax money22%Fees for services (water)14%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
25%$1.0 million
Other taxes
4.1%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$146 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$578 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$466 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$891 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.1%$45 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

32%

of Hounsfield'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
34%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$667 thousand
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$475 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$237 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$219 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hounsfield. 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 Hounsfield 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.