Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Northumberland took in $3.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%Town taxes24%State tax money22%Federal tax money6.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
21%$788 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$233 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$849 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$14 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Northumberland'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%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$943 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$541 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Government buildings$157 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Police$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northumberland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Northumberland 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.