Town government · Jefferson County, NY

Le Ray's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Le Ray took in $7.1 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money31%Town taxes26%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money12%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

31%

of Le Ray'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 taxes26%

Property tax
21%$1.5 million
Other taxes
4.6%$326 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$237 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$581 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$826 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$2.2 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$471 thousand
Fines
1.0%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking24%Interest on debt7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Le Ray's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$652 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$872 thousand
  • Sewer systems$801 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
7.3%$495 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$295 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$178 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Le Ray. 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 Le Ray 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.