Village government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Mohawk took in $4.6 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)45%Village taxes29%Fines and other10%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money6.0%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

8.3%

of Mohawk's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes29%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$383 thousand
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$382 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$59 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$276 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$463 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

76%

of Mohawk's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$233 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$675 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$522 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$365 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$373 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$373 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mohawk. 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 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.