Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plattekill took in $4.2 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money9.9%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Plattekill's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
63%$2.6 million
Other taxes
13%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$397 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$411 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$228 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$115 thousand
Fines
2.6%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Plattekill's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.5 million
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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$903 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$677 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plattekill. 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 Plattekill 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.