Town government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taghkanic took in $2.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fines and other19%County and local tax money17%State tax money13%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Taghkanic's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
46%$969 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$265 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$358 thousand

Fines and other19%

Fines
18%$378 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt1.2%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Taghkanic'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
59%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$467 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$319 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$253 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Taghkanic. 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 Taghkanic 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.