Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingston took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fines and other24%State tax money8.5%Fees for services2.9%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

14%

of Kingston's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
57%$682 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$101 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$23 thousand

Fines and other24%

Fines
14%$163 thousand
Interest, rents and other
9.9%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

7.8%

of Kingston'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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$557 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kingston. 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 Kingston 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.