Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carroll took in $2.4 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%County and local tax money31%Fees for services (water)14%Fines and other3.7%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
45%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$309 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$77 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$743 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$81 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Carroll'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
42%$860 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$860 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$587 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$377 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$418 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$415 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carroll. 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 Carroll 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.