Town government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northampton took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes26%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%State tax money6.0%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
20%$422 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$225 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$139 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$24 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$127 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$104 thousand
Fines
0.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

20%

of Northampton'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
38%$650 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$398 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$596 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$596 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$334 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
  • Water supply$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northampton. 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 Northampton 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.