Town government · Dutchess County, NY

Red Hook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Red Hook took in $5.9 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%County and local tax money9.6%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)6.4%State tax money5.1%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

27%

of Red Hook'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 taxes75%

Property tax
49%$2.9 million
Other taxes
27%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$427 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$378 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$222 thousand
  • Water$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$301 thousand

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$564 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$169 thousand
Fines
0.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

22%

of Red Hook'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
39%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$842 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$312 thousand
  • Government buildings$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$879 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$879 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$737 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$391 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$167 thousand
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$311 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$255 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$237 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Social services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Red Hook. 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 Red Hook 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.