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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buffalo took in $3.2 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)32%Fines and other17%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Buffalo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Property tax
27%$864 thousand
Sales tax
9.4%$296 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$605 thousand
  • Sewer$196 thousand
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$173 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$227 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$42 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
8.6%$272 thousand
Interest, rents and other
8.1%$255 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Buffalo's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$626 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$768 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$412 thousand
  • Fire protection$318 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$475 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$475 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$344 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$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buffalo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Buffalo 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.