Town government · Oswego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parish took in $1.9 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%County and local tax money15%State tax money14%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
64%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.5%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$279 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$297 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$45 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

21%

of Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$565 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$565 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$436 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$271 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$287 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Parish. 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 Parish 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.