Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

East Otto's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Otto took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%County and local tax money24%State tax money19%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
53%$648 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$6 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$237 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$298 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

78%

of East Otto's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$870 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$870 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Otto. 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 East Otto 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.