Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bristol took in $2.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%Town taxes41%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.2%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
36%$917 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$222 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$54 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

3.7%

of Bristol'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
59%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$651 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$443 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$206 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$8 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Bristol. 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 Bristol 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.