Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alfred took in $874 thousand and spent $962 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money19%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services3.9%

What stands out

3.9%

of Alfred's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
69%$603 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$163 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$37 thousand
Fines
1.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Alfred's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$573 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$573 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$257 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alfred. 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 Alfred 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.