Town government · Montgomery County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minden took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money48%Town taxes35%State tax money14%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
34%$868 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$357 thousand

County and local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
48%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.2%$29 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Minden's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$606 thousand
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$418 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$274 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Minden. 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 Minden 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.