Town government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Western took in $1.8 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Town taxes31%State tax money27%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
29%$525 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 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%$490 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$750 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$15 thousand
Fines
0.6%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Western's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$650 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$650 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$367 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$269 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$157 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Western. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Town of Western 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.