Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Macomb took in $848 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money49%Town taxes46%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

49%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
43%$367 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money49%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
49%$414 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$30 thousand
Fines
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Health and hospitals0.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Macomb's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$863 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$863 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$262 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$189 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Macomb. 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 Macomb 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.