Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambria took in $5.9 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money32%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.9%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
47%$2.8 million
Other taxes
5.2%$306 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$235 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$522 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$361 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$123 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$117 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$99 thousand
Fines
0.5%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Environment and natural resources4.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

32%

of Cambria'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$413 thousand
  • Sewer systems$367 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.6 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$984 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$984 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$766 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$541 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$257 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$257 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$13 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$8 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cambria. 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 Cambria 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.