Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oneonta took in $8.1 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Town taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.7%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

49%

of Oneonta's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
30%$2.4 million
Other taxes
3.4%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$705 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$563 thousand
  • Water$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$3.9 million

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$630 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$84 thousand
Fines
0.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

50%

of Oneonta'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$430 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$128 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$817 thousand
  • Government buildings$395 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oneonta. 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 Oneonta 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.