Village government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Cattaraugus took in $1.1 million and spent $928 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money14%County and local tax money13%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

13%

of Cattaraugus' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes42%

Property tax
40%$419 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$307 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$226 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$153 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$133 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

34%

of Cattaraugus' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$317 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$241 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$48 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cattaraugus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Cattaraugus 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.