Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Southport took in $4.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes33%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Other taxes
5.1%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$152 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$156 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$523 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$40 thousand
Fines
0.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

45%

of Southport'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
45%$1.8 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$442 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Police$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southport. 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 Southport 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.