Town government · Hamilton County, NY

Indian Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Indian Lake took in $4.7 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.4%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

89%

of Indian Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
89%$4.2 million
Other taxes
1.8%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$208 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$53 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$60 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$82 thousand
Fines
0.7%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

18%

of Indian Lake'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$979 thousand
  • Government buildings$342 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$808 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$339 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
  • Sewer systems$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$742 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$742 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$591 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$388 thousand
  • Libraries$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$556 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$501 thousand
  • Hospitals$55 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Indian Lake. 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 Indian Lake 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.