Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money24%Federal tax money1.9%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

3.4%

of Caton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
68%$956 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$27 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$342 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

76%

of Caton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$332 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Caton. 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 Caton 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.