Town government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Southeast took in $17.3 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)31%Fines and other11%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Southeast's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
42%$7.3 million
Other taxes
9.7%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$995 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$355 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$709 thousand
  • Other service charges$634 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
  • Parking$322 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$33 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
6.9%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$699 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

27%

of Southeast's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$4.7 million
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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$713 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$701 thousand
  • Government buildings$417 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$845 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Parking$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$817 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$980 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$660 thousand
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$463 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Social services
0.4%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southeast. 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 Southeast 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.