Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pamelia took in $2.6 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes21%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes21%

Property tax
13%$331 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$137 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$463 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Sewer$144 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$146 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$181 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
3.0%$77 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

52%

of Pamelia'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$705 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$296 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pamelia. 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 Pamelia 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.