Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shawangunk took in $7.0 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%County and local tax money12%State tax money6.2%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)6.1%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

12%

of Shawangunk's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
59%$4.1 million
Other taxes
12%$820 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$670 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$147 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$426 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand
  • Sewer$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$432 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$865 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$268 thousand
Fines
0.7%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

29%

of Shawangunk'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%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.8 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$888 thousand
  • Fire protection$443 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$658 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$445 thousand
  • Water supply$141 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$87 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$87 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shawangunk. 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 Shawangunk 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.