Town government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kent took in $19.1 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.3%County and local tax money3.2%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

78%

of Kent's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
78%$14.9 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$880 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$261 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$636 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$431 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 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%$6 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$554 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$622 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Fines
4.5%$866 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$433 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Kent's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$981 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$860 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.8 million
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$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$695 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Government buildings$340 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Water supply$130 thousand
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kent. 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 Kent 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.