Village government · Schenectady County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Scotia took in $11.5 million and spent $12.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money10%State tax money3.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

49%

of Scotia's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes52%

Property tax
49%$5.6 million
Other taxes
3.0%$347 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$258 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$896 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.2 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$413 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$270 thousand
Fines
0.8%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%Social services7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

7.5%

of Scotia's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$753 thousand
  • Water supply$743 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.7 million
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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Social services
7.5%$898 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$898 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$695 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$695 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$616 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$616 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$156 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Scotia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Scotia 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.