Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olive took in $7.0 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money4.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)3.5%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes74%

Property tax
69%$4.8 million
Other taxes
4.9%$348 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$270 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$407 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$326 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$743 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$78 thousand
Fines
0.6%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

12%

of Olive'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
36%$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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$962 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$549 thousand
  • Police$264 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$823 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$747 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$369 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
  • Libraries$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$320 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$320 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Olive. 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 Olive 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.