Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pitcairn took in $1.1 million and spent $727 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Town taxes29%County and local tax money25%Fees for services7.4%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
28%$305 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$405 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$265 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.7%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Health and hospitals3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

3%

of Pitcairn's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$449 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$449 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$202 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$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pitcairn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pitcairn 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.