Village of West Carthage (Jefferson County) — Financial Data

1,780 Population FY 2024

$2,167 Per-Capita Spending FY 2023

6.3% Debt Service FY 2023

3.3 Fiscal Stress FY 2017

13.3 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2017

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

Current source-backed tax context for New York and Village of West Carthage (Jefferson County).

Component	Summary	Effective	Coverage	Sources
NY state personal income tax	NY uses a progressive bracket schedule (4.00% to 10.90% on the current IT-201 schedule).	Tax year 2025 schedule; statutory update starts for tax years beginning after 2025.	Source verified	IT-201-I (2025 PDF); Tax Law §601
NY state sales and use tax (base)	NY state base sales and use tax rate is 4%; local rates are additive by jurisdiction.	In effect as of January 1, 2026.	Loaded	New York State Department of Taxation and Finance sales tax rates
NY state-level property tax policy	In New York, real property tax is raised and spent locally by counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and special districts; there is no single statewide property-tax rate.	Property-tax guidance page updated July 26, 2024 (accessed April 19, 2026).	Needs review	NY property taxes overview; ORPTS tax bill calculation guide

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

11.2% Poverty Rate 2023

21.3% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

0.0% Unemployment Rate 2023

39.5% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$49,074 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$45,214 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$172,900 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$945 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

33.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Curated financial dashboard (1995–2024)

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$0 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$98,390,869 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$243,226 (2023)

1995 2024

Debt Service %

6.3% (2023)

1995 2024

Per-Capita Spending

$1,043 (2023)

2010 2024

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

3.3 (2017)

2013 2024

Socio-Demographic Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

13.3 (2017)

2013 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$1,361,532 (2023)

1995 2024

Charges To Other Governments

$1,006,478 (2023)

1995 2024

Sales And Use Tax

$776,938 (2023)

1995 2024

Charges For Services

$534,733 (2023)

1995 2024

Federal Aid

$198,358 (2023)

1995 2024

Top Expenditures

Transportation

$1,057,443 (2023)

1995 2024

Sanitation

$856,118 (2023)

1995 2024

General Government

$665,330 (2023)

1995 2024

Employee Benefits

$428,965 (2023)

1995 2024

Public Safety

$354,905 (2023)

1995 2024

Financial Documents (83)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Village of West Carthage FSMS Report 2025	FSMS_MONITORING
2024	Village of West Carthage OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_VILLAGE_AFR
2024	Village of West Carthage FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Village of West Carthage (Jefferson County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023	Village of West Carthage OSC Annual Financial Report 2023	OSC_VILLAGE_CSV_AFR

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None
OSC Code: 220414305290

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: Jefferson County
Wholly within: New York
Wholly within: Town of Champion (Jefferson County)

Within this entity

Partly contains: Carthage Central School District