Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mamakating took in $8.3 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fines and other14%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.9%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

8.9%

of Mamakating's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
58%$4.9 million
Other taxes
12%$994 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$693 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$208 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$245 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Other service charges$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$280 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$616 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$229 thousand

Fines and other14%

Fines
8.9%$744 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.6%$384 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

41%

of Mamakating's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$2.3 million
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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$351 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Government buildings$269 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$710 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$368 thousand
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$167 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$231 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$231 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mamakating. 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 Mamakating 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.