Town government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pinckney took in $682 thousand and spent $639 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money26%County and local tax money7.3%Federal tax money4.8%Fees for services1.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

7.3%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
59%$399 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$33 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$177 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Pinckney's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$159 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$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pinckney. 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 Pinckney 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.