How is West Carthage run?
West Carthage’s village government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,116 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: West Carthage didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how West Carthage is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,116 per resident a year, or $3.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
West Carthage didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for West Carthage yet
Every year of West Carthage’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,583 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.87% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West Carthage’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to West Carthage’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Carthage →
Who’s in charge in West Carthage
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 100 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,901).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Carthage Central School District
West Carthage’s K–12 school district, shared with Black River, Carthage, Deferiet, Wilna, Champion and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,547 per pupil, $13,452 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
West Carthage’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for West Carthage alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%26,405 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.9%16,312 votesOthers: 0.8% (333 votes).
Most votes in Jefferson County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of West Carthage lies in Jefferson County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.
Jefferson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for West Carthage.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How West Carthage compares with the towns next door
West Carthage’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $380 to $759 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach West Carthage’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about West Carthage’s government
How much does West Carthage spend per resident?
About $1,116 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (West Carthage didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in West Carthage?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,583 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs West Carthage’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Carthage yet.
How did West Carthage vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for West Carthage alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of West Carthage lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Carthage?
19 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $110,790 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents West Carthage in the state legislature?
State Senate District 49 (Mark Walczyk) and Assembly District 117 (Ken Blankenbush). The Assembly district also covers 67 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Carthage’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for West Carthage, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →