Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lima took in $1.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (water)8.8%State tax money6.2%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes70%

Property tax
64%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.8%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$157 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$8 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$111 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$202 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$41 thousand
Fines
0.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking35%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Lima'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
42%$752 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$379 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$626 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$626 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$178 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$53 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lima. 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 Lima 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.