Town government · Tioga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spencer took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%County and local tax money18%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services1.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
58%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$114 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$256 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$364 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$54 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Spencer's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$357 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$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spencer. 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 Spencer 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.