Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otisco took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fees for services12%State tax money8.6%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Otisco's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
67%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$255 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$31 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$181 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$102 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$18 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Health and hospitals1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Otisco's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$412 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$300 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otisco. 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 Otisco 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.