Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarence took in $25.7 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money30%Fines and other4.6%State tax money2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Clarence's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
50%$12.8 million
Other taxes
11%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$358 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$457 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$311 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$665 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$7.7 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$887 thousand
Fines
1.2%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

13%

of Clarence's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$7.6 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$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$652 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$543 thousand
  • Government buildings$220 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$604 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$546 thousand
  • Police$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$937 thousand
  • Water supply$453 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$474 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$474 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$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 Clarence. 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 Clarence 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.