Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allen took in $565 thousand and spent $424 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money26%County and local tax money6.7%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

6.7%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
62%$353 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$145 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$38 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$12 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Interest on debt1.9%Health and hospitals1.2%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Allen's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$102 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$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Allen. 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 Allen 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.