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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Menands took in $6.9 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other3.1%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

28%

of Menands' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes41%

Property tax
38%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.4%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$151 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$486 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$178 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
2.2%$154 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Menands' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$185 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$221 thousand
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$831 thousand
  • Sewer systems$509 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$825 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$825 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Menands. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Menands 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.