Town government · Yates County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jerusalem took in $4.4 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other14%State tax money12%

What stands out

26%

of Jerusalem's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
40%$1.8 million
Other taxes
7.7%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$223 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$59 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$665 thousand
  • Water$382 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$519 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$592 thousand
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Interest on debt8.6%Environment and natural resources3.5%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

24%

of Jerusalem'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
38%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$964 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$594 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$955 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$528 thousand
  • Water supply$400 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$340 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Jerusalem. 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 Jerusalem 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.