Town government · Montgomery County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mohawk took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money59%Town taxes26%State tax money10%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

59%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
21%$417 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$203 thousand

County and local tax money59%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
59%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$59 thousand
Fines
1.9%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

30%

of Mohawk's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$999 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$999 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$533 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$351 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mohawk. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mohawk 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.