Town government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McDonough took in $900 thousand and spent $729 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money35%County and local tax money18%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
38%$342 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$316 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$159 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$56 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Health and hospitals0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

70%

of McDonough'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
70%$509 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 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 McDonough. 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 McDonough 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.