Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Worcester took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money21%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (water)7.7%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$790 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$116 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$338 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$227 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
3.3%$53 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

5.8%

of Worcester'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
65%$927 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$927 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$304 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$243 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Worcester. 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 Worcester 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.