Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seward took in $1.0 million and spent $759 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money19%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money6.1%Federal tax money4.7%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)3.4%

What stands out

9.5%

of Seward's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
52%$529 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$48 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$195 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$62 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Seward'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%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$452 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$452 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$188 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$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seward. 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 Seward 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.