Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schoharie took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fines and other14%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money7.2%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.9%County and local tax money4.6%

What stands out

7.2%

of Schoharie's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
52%$814 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$107 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.2%$111 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$127 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$71 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$119 thousand
Fines
6.3%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

22%

of Schoharie's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$493 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$287 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$426 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$426 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$287 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$36 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Schoharie. 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 Schoharie 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.