Town government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingsbury took in $2.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money11%Fees for services (water)8.8%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Kingsbury's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
61%$1.8 million
Other taxes
11%$316 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$223 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$253 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$32 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$328 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$141 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.8%$52 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Kingsbury's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$1.0 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$770 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$629 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$625 thousand
  • Public transit$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$527 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$184 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 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 Kingsbury. 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 Kingsbury 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.