Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money17%County and local tax money7.9%Federal tax money3.0%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)2.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

7.9%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
62%$847 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$41 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$234 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$109 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$26 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

31%

of Jefferson's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$857 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$857 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$421 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$29 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jefferson. 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 Jefferson 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.