Town government · Hamilton County, NY

Lake Pleasant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Pleasant took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money7.4%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money2.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.0%

What stands out

78%

of Lake Pleasant's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
78%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$77 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$209 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$113 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$107 thousand
Fines
1.0%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Lake Pleasant's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$995 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$776 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$786 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$786 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$240 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lake Pleasant. 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 Lake Pleasant 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.