Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunkirk took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money38%County and local tax money23%Town taxes22%Fees for services (sewer)7.5%Fines and other5.7%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

38%

of Dunkirk's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
19%$379 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$146 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$737 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$69 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$456 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
5.2%$102 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Health and hospitals0.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

48%

of Dunkirk's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$919 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$766 thousand
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$452 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$252 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$222 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk 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.