Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Malta took in $12.4 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money52%Town taxes29%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)12%Fines and other4.2%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Malta's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes29%

Property tax
20%$2.5 million
Other taxes
9.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$954 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$301 thousand
  • Sewer$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$329 thousand

County and local tax money52%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
52%$6.5 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$331 thousand
Fines
1.6%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

11%

of Malta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$530 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$321 thousand
  • Police$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$733 thousand
  • Libraries$339 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$478 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$478 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$106 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Malta. 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 Malta 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.