Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage took in $871 thousand and spent $603 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%County and local tax money19%State tax money7.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
64%$560 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$53 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$62 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$165 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Portage'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
64%$388 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$388 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$133 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$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Portage. 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 Portage 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.