City government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Batavia took in $28.8 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money12%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Batavia's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes48%

Sales tax

24%$6.9 million

Property tax

21%$6.1 million

Other taxes

2.4%$689 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more

Public utility taxes$406 thousand
Other licenses$277 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services

35%$10.0 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$4.5 million
Sewer$4.4 million
Other service charges$970 thousand
Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.5%$141 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.8%$217 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other

4.4%$1.3 million

Fines

0.3%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

37%

of Batavia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

37%$8.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$3.9 million
Fire protection$3.8 million
Inspections and regulation$313 thousand
Courts and legal services$272 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$6.0 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$4.1 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$705 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$685 thousand
Government buildings$469 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

25%$5.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$4.1 million
Sewer systems$1.3 million
Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

6.9%$1.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking

Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parking$43 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.2%$734 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$734 thousand

Interest on debt

1.8%$415 thousand

Housing and community development

0.5%$119 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$20 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$20 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Batavia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Batavia 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.