Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plattsburgh took in $16.0 million and spent $15.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes31%County and local tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money12%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

31%

of Plattsburgh's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
26%$4.1 million
Other taxes
5.7%$910 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$708 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$198 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.9 million

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$4.9 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$580 thousand
Fines
1.5%$234 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

38%

of Plattsburgh's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$785 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$418 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$606 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$477 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$508 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$508 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$414 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$217 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plattsburgh. 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 Plattsburgh 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.