Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belfast took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (water)18%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Belfast'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 taxes77%

Property tax
75%$885 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$209 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$52 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$11 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Interest on debt4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

8.2%

of Belfast's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$616 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$616 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$275 thousand
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$199 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belfast. 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 Belfast 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.