Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oswegatchie took in $3.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money36%Town taxes29%State tax money12%Fees for services12%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
23%$707 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$382 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$382 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%$182 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$385 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$96 thousand
Fines
1.7%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Housing and community development3.1%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Oswegatchie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$1.0 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$688 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$147 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oswegatchie. 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 Oswegatchie 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.