Town government · Wayne County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arcadia took in $4.7 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%County and local tax money14%State tax money9.3%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (water)2.7%

What stands out

14%

of Arcadia's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
65%$3.1 million
Other taxes
5.3%$247 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$201 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$111 thousand
  • Water$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$436 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$674 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$115 thousand
Fines
0.7%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Interest on debt8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

47%

of Arcadia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.2 million
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$847 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$191 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$372 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
  • Police$30 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$342 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arcadia. 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 Arcadia 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.