Town government · Schenectady County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Niskayuna took in $26.4 million and spent $24.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other18%County and local tax money14%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

14%

of Niskayuna's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
33%$8.8 million
Other taxes
7.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$372 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$411 thousand
  • Other service charges$322 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$1.5 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$422 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$3.6 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$4.7 million
Fines
0.3%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt9.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

27%

of Niskayuna's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$6.7 million
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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$603 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$256 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$589 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$448 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Interest on debt
9.4%$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Social services
1.6%$386 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$386 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Niskayuna. 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 Niskayuna 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.