Town government · Warren County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warrensburg took in $4.4 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%County and local tax money25%State tax money5.7%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Warrensburg'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 taxes37%

Property tax
31%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.2%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$436 thousand
  • Sewer$399 thousand
  • Garbage collection$204 thousand
  • Other service charges$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$22 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$253 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$118 thousand
Fines
1.8%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

23%

of Warrensburg'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
34%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.4 million
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$879 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$271 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$564 thousand
  • Water supply$316 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$308 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$81 thousand
  • Hospitals$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warrensburg. 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 Warrensburg 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.