Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellery took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money40%State tax money10%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.1%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
38%$1.3 million
Other taxes
5.5%$184 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$344 thousand

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
40%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$71 thousand
Fines
2.0%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

5.9%

of Ellery's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$806 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$509 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$243 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellery. 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 Ellery 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.