Town government · Yates County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Starkey took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money14%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services2.4%

What stands out

8%

of Starkey's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
68%$969 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$203 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$60 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.3%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals<0.1%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Starkey's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$918 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$918 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$309 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$225 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Starkey. 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 Starkey 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.