Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avoca took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%County and local tax money21%State tax money8.2%Fines and other8.2%Fees for services3.5%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$750 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$106 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$272 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Fines
7.9%$102 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Interest on debt0.6%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

3.8%

of Avoca's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$644 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$644 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$396 thousand
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$288 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avoca. 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 Avoca 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.