Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Theresa took in $2.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%Fees for services (garbage collection)24%Town taxes20%State tax money13%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
17%$399 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$575 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$268 thousand
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 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%$297 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$987 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.1%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs37%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

7%

of Theresa's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$746 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$746 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$602 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$396 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Theresa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Theresa 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.