Town government · Herkimer County, NY

Little Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Little Falls took in $992 thousand and spent $838 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes38%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
34%$335 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$76 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$77 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$427 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$18 thousand
Fines
1.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Health and hospitals0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Little Falls' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$460 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$460 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$269 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$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Little Falls. 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 Little Falls 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.