Town government · Onondaga County, NY

Van Buren's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Van Buren took in $5.1 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fines and other8.1%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money5.9%Federal tax money4.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.4%

What stands out

5.9%

of Van Buren's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
62%$3.1 million
Other taxes
11%$581 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$364 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$130 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$200 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$302 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$301 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$351 thousand
Fines
1.2%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

40%

of Van Buren's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.9 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$267 thousand
  • Government buildings$256 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$198 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Water supply$77 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$87 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 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 Van Buren. 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 Van Buren 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.