Village government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Alfred took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%Village taxes25%State tax money15%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

54%

of Alfred's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$541 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$570 thousand
  • Water$385 thousand
  • Other service charges$200 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$27 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$353 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$84 thousand
Fines
1.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt0.9%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Alfred'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
36%$775 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$421 thousand
  • Water supply$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$681 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$491 thousand
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$424 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$350 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$236 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$232 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alfred. 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 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.