Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ira took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%County and local tax money30%State tax money9.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.2%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
46%$652 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$27 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$129 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$426 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$23 thousand
Fines
1.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Health and hospitals3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

6.9%

of Ira'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
39%$439 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$439 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$372 thousand
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$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$186 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$77 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ira. 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 Ira 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.