Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlotte took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%County and local tax money19%State tax money16%Fees for services13%Fines and other12%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
38%$589 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$198 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$245 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$295 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$160 thousand
Fines
1.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Health and hospitals0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Charlotte's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$774 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$774 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$362 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$293 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlotte. 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 Charlotte 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.