Town government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Livingston took in $2.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%Town taxes34%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
26%$615 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$177 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$264 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$988 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
2.9%$68 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Health and hospitals0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

4.7%

of Livingston'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%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$843 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$843 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$477 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$288 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Livingston. 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 Livingston 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.