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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Piercefield took in $795 thousand and spent $819 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%County and local tax money41%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)8.9%Fines and other2.3%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
46%$365 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Water$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$1 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$326 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$14 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Sent to other local governments1.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

41%

of Piercefield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$333 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$256 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$22 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$9 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$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Piercefield. 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 Piercefield 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.