Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scipio took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money53%Town taxes23%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

53%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
21%$272 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$4 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$205 thousand

County and local tax money53%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
53%$691 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.7%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Environment and natural resources0.3%

What stands out

3.7%

of Scipio's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$772 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$772 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scipio. 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 Scipio 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.