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Shelter Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shelter Island took in $19.4 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.8%State tax money4.2%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Shelter Island's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes86%

Property tax
53%$10.2 million
Other taxes
33%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.5 million
  • Other licenses$856 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Other service charges$364 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Parking$100 thousand
  • Water$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$103 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$805 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$190 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$251 thousand
Fines
0.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

55%

of Shelter Island's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$7.5 million
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$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$910 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$615 thousand
  • Government buildings$263 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$260 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$237 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Water supply$81 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$692 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$681 thousand
  • Hospitals$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$311 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$66 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shelter Island. 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 Shelter Island 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.