Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elba took in $3.5 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money33%Town taxes31%State tax money21%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (water)1.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
29%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$1.2 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$734 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$462 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$25 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Elba'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
47%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$653 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$653 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$646 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$345 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elba. 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 Elba 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.