Town government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patterson took in $13.2 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)5.6%State tax money4.8%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

78%

of Patterson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
78%$10.3 million
Other taxes
9.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$743 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$542 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$632 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$195 thousand
Fines
1.1%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

24%

of Patterson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$3.5 million
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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$378 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$191 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$874 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$510 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$567 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$567 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$288 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Patterson. 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 Patterson 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.