Town government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tompkins took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money18%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money6.6%Fees for services (sewer)0.6%

What stands out

6.6%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
64%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$296 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$107 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$139 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Health and hospitals0.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

3.5%

of Tompkins' 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
67%$881 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$881 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$354 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$248 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3 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$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tompkins. 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 Tompkins 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.