Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amity took in $917 thousand and spent $866 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money22%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

3.6%

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

Town taxes70%

Property tax
66%$608 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$201 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$14 thousand
Fines
1.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals1.7%Interest on debt0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Amity's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$479 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$298 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amity. 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 Amity 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.