Town government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ulysses took in $4.0 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%County and local tax money24%Federal tax money21%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)6.7%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
31%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.7%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$147 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$29 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$268 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$117 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$847 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$183 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$951 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$297 thousand
Fines
0.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

13%

of Ulysses' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$722 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$368 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$437 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$437 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$430 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$229 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$163 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ulysses. 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 Ulysses 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.