Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minerva took in $3.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%County and local tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.2%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$41 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$377 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$411 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

9%

of Minerva's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$1.3 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$959 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$737 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$737 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$241 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$158 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$137 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$93 thousand
  • Hospitals$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Minerva. 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 Minerva 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.