Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Depew took in $20.2 million and spent $20.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes59%County and local tax money13%State tax money10%Federal tax money7.2%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.7%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

56%

of Depew's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes59%

Property tax
56%$11.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$608 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$387 thousand
  • Other licenses$159 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$736 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
  • Other service charges$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$1.5 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.1 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$2.6 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$770 thousand
Fines
1.3%$259 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Depew's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$643 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$332 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$405 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$17 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$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Depew. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Depew 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.