Village government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Thomaston took in $2.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes86%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services2.9%Federal tax money2.0%State tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

64%

of Thomaston's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes86%

Property tax
64%$1.5 million
Other taxes
22%$510 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$431 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$48 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$8 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$7 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$172 thousand
Fines
1.0%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Thomaston's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$634 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$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$209 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$567 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$567 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Thomaston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Thomaston 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.