Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexander took in $2.1 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%County and local tax money23%Federal tax money15%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
35%$731 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$319 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$242 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$488 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$216 thousand
Fines
1.0%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Alexander's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$924 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$924 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$900 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$881 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$373 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$240 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alexander. 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 Alexander 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.