Town government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oppenheim took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money21%County and local tax money21%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.1%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$808 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$332 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$322 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$40 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Oppenheim's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$927 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$927 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$291 thousand
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$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oppenheim. 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 Oppenheim 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.