Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allegany took in $4.3 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%County and local tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%State tax money9.6%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
37%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.9%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$857 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$462 thousand
  • Sewer$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$37 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$409 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.5%$63 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Allegany'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
37%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.1 million
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$711 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$733 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$403 thousand
  • Sewer systems$330 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$349 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$304 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Allegany. 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 Allegany 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.