Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wright took in $981 thousand and spent $797 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fines and other27%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money7.6%County and local tax money7.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.8%

What stands out

27%

of Wright's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
41%$402 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$75 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$78 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$72 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$264 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Health and hospitals2.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

1.4%

of Wright'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
63%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$231 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wright. 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 Wright 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.