Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orleans took in $5.2 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Federal tax money12%Town taxes6.6%State tax money4.9%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes6.6%

Property tax
3.5%$183 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$995 thousand
  • Water$485 thousand
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$599 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$255 thousand

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
40%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$134 thousand
Fines
0.7%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

18%

of Orleans' 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
52%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$892 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$581 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$160 thousand
  • Water supply$151 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orleans. 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 Orleans 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.