Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nassau took in $3.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money35%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.1%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
36%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.7%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$143 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$175 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.2 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$378 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$33 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services8.0%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

8%

of Nassau's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$457 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$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$245 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Social services
8.0%$185 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$185 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nassau. 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 Nassau 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.