Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Locke took in $1.1 million and spent $891 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money49%Town taxes34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.2%State tax money6.6%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

49%

of Locke'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
31%$352 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$75 thousand

County and local tax money49%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
49%$555 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

45%

of Locke's 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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$399 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$241 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$366 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$366 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Locke. 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 Locke 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.