Town government · Oswego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oswego took in $3.1 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money23%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (sewer)4.8%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
39%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.3%$164 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$125 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$711 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$650 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$50 thousand
Fines
1.0%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Oswego'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$608 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$608 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oswego. 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 Oswego 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.