Town government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Johnstown took in $4.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%County and local tax money38%State tax money9.4%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)4.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
35%$1.4 million
Other taxes
6.4%$256 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$199 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Water$25 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$29 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$376 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$1.5 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$202 thousand
Fines
1.7%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Johnstown'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
45%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$952 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$691 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$687 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$272 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
  • Water supply$111 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Johnstown. 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 Johnstown 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.