Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainfield took in $628 thousand and spent $515 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money28%County and local tax money27%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
42%$264 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$176 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$169 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$8 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Plainfield'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%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield 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.