Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arkwright took in $1.4 million and spent $989 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%Fees for services23%County and local tax money20%State tax money16%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

23%

of Arkwright's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
33%$443 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$307 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$214 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$270 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$89 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Health and hospitals0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Arkwright'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
68%$675 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$675 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$234 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$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arkwright. 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 Arkwright 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.