Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Onondaga took in $10.8 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%Fines and other5.2%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money3.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)1.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

76%

of Onondaga's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
76%$8.2 million
Other taxes
8.9%$960 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$651 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$308 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$184 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$334 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$383 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$173 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$529 thousand
Fines
0.3%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

28%

of Onondaga'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$137 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.4 million
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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$371 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Government buildings$178 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$700 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$434 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$114 thousand
  • Water supply$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$126 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$126 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Onondaga. 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 Onondaga 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.