Village government · Orange County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Walden took in $11.7 million and spent $16.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%County and local tax money14%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

14%

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

Village taxes49%

Property tax
46%$5.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$325 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$167 thousand
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Water$938 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$182 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$195 thousand
Fines
1.0%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Walden's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Parking$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$787 thousand
  • Sewer systems$756 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$222 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$607 thousand
  • Libraries$590 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$238 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$229 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 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

Village of Walden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Walden 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.