Village government · Hamilton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Speculator took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money12%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Speculator's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes47%

Property tax
46%$881 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$618 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$313 thousand
  • Water$262 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$55 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$225 thousand

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%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

36%

of Speculator's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$531 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$440 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$176 thousand
  • Water supply$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Speculator. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Speculator 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.