Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watertown took in $5.0 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money44%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other16%Town taxes5.4%State tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes5.4%

Other taxes
5.4%$270 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$216 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$762 thousand
  • Sewer$710 thousand
  • Other service charges$78 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$20 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$80 thousand

County and local tax money44%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
44%$2.2 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
14%$710 thousand
Fines
1.9%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

43%

of Watertown'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$962 thousand
  • Water supply$658 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.1 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$811 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$787 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$787 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$164 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Watertown. 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 Watertown 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.