Town government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vernon took in $3.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money48%Town taxes21%State tax money14%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money7.1%Fees for services (water)2.0%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes21%

Property tax
15%$480 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$233 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$458 thousand

County and local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
48%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$270 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

5.2%

of Vernon's 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
42%$873 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$873 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$699 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$363 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$310 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$268 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
  • Water supply$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vernon. 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 Vernon 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.