Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jay took in $3.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money16%County and local tax money8.1%Fees for services (sewer, water)5.9%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

8.1%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
59%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.2%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$71 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$542 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$271 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$135 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Health and hospitals7.3%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

20%

of Jay'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
35%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$930 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$630 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$572 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$506 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$214 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$214 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$29 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 Jay. 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 Jay 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.