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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minisink took in $3.2 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%County and local tax money27%State tax money7.4%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Minisink'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
52%$1.6 million
Other taxes
11%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$224 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$76 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$235 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$853 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$66 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

24%

of Minisink'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
46%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$635 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$503 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$611 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$356 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Minisink. 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 Minisink 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.