Town government · Dutchess County, NY

Union Vale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Vale took in $3.8 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)16%County and local tax money12%State tax money5.7%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Union Vale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
50%$1.9 million
Other taxes
12%$464 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$408 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$626 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$406 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$7 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$216 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$457 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$105 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

17%

of Union Vale'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
36%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 million
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$657 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$553 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$539 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Police$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Union Vale. 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 Union Vale 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.