Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jasper took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money25%Fines and other13%Fees for services (sewer)8.5%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

13%

of Jasper's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$609 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$104 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$70 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$320 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$163 thousand
Fines
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

17%

of Jasper'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
59%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$904 thousand
  • Public transit$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$285 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$263 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jasper. 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 Jasper 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.