Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Alden took in $3.6 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%Village taxes31%County and local tax money18%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

18%

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

Village taxes31%

Property tax
27%$1.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$673 thousand
  • Water$582 thousand
  • Garbage collection$275 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$150 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$661 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$92 thousand
Fines
0.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Alden's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$816 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$462 thousand
  • Water supply$450 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$745 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$566 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$243 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Alden 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.