Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellicott took in $5.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%County and local tax money25%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.0%Fees for services2.7%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
59%$3.1 million
Other taxes
3.9%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$146 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$204 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$186 thousand
Fines
1.4%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Ellicott's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$304 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellicott. 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 Ellicott 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.