Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ulster took in $17.7 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other6.6%State tax money2.1%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Ulster's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
65%$11.6 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$519 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$253 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$667 thousand
  • Other service charges$454 thousand
  • Garbage collection$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 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%$361 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$369 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$351 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$682 thousand
Fines
2.8%$492 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Ulster's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$409 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$544 thousand
  • Fire protection$198 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$211 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ulster. 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 Ulster 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.