Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moravia took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%Town taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)2.6%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
39%$492 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$8 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$18 thousand

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$632 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$23 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Health and hospitals2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

55%

of Moravia'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%

Running the government and other costs
55%$722 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$416 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$2 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
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moravia. 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 Moravia 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.