Town government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pharsalia took in $993 thousand and spent $681 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services21%Town taxes17%County and local tax money15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

21%

of Pharsalia'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 taxes17%

Property tax
16%$161 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$22 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$327 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$147 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$123 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Pharsalia'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
62%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$149 thousand
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$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pharsalia. 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 Pharsalia 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.