Town government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kirkland took in $7.0 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%County and local tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.5%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

38%

of Kirkland's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
42%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.8%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$456 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$248 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$147 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$129 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$386 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

32%

of Kirkland'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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.9 million
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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$949 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$563 thousand
  • Fire protection$266 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$469 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$469 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$412 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$371 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$211 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$211 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kirkland. 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 Kirkland 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.