Village government · Schuyler County, NY

Watkins Glen's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Watkins Glen took in $13.6 million and spent $11.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)56%State tax money27%Village taxes11%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

27%

of Watkins Glen's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes11%

Property tax
10%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$735 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$3.6 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$559 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$296 thousand
Fines
0.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

15%

of Watkins Glen's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$759 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$472 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$489 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$489 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Watkins Glen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Watkins Glen 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.