Town government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sidney took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fines and other26%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.0%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
52%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.6%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$281 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
24%$552 thousand
Fines
2.1%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Health and hospitals0.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

6.8%

of Sidney's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$944 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$727 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$854 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$854 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sidney. 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 Sidney 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.