Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moriah took in $6.6 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)31%Federal tax money15%State tax money11%County and local tax money5.1%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

31%

of Moriah's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
33%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$708 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$541 thousand
  • Water$536 thousand
  • Garbage collection$198 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$991 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$702 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$338 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$187 thousand
Fines
0.5%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

30%

of Moriah's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$454 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$187 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
7.0%$402 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$265 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$251 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moriah. 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 Moriah 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.