Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Peru took in $4.9 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money9.7%County and local tax money9.1%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

20%

of Peru'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 taxes57%

Property tax
51%$2.5 million
Other taxes
6.2%$306 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$225 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$396 thousand
  • Water$381 thousand
  • Other service charges$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$476 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$450 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
1.9%$92 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

56%

of Peru'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
56%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$717 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$310 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Social services
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Peru. 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 Peru 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.