Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ogden took in $13.7 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.2%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Ogden'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 taxes64%

Property tax
55%$7.4 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$768 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$418 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$713 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$395 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$172 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$201 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$3.5 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$288 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

35%

of Ogden's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$378 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$309 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.4 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$867 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$712 thousand
  • Government buildings$448 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$416 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$818 thousand
  • Libraries$547 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$355 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$355 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$217 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$217 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$87 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ogden. 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 Ogden 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.