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St. Johnsville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Johnsville took in $788 thousand and spent $723 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%County and local tax money36%Fines and other13%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
45%$356 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 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%$43 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$280 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$82 thousand
Fines
2.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

7.6%

of St. Johnsville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$55 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Johnsville. 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 St. Johnsville 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.