Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lafayette took in $4.2 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other5.6%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

7.2%

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

Town taxes80%

Property tax
74%$3.1 million
Other taxes
6.2%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$198 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$77 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$190 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$301 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$160 thousand
Fines
1.8%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

15%

of Lafayette'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
29%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$814 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$579 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$572 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$502 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$328 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$159 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$151 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$185 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lafayette. 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 Lafayette 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.