Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellicottville took in $4.0 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money44%Town taxes31%Fees for services (water)15%State tax money6.9%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
22%$904 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$326 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$246 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$584 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$563 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$277 thousand

County and local tax money44%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
44%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$106 thousand
Fines
1.4%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

12%

of Ellicottville'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.2 million
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$817 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$617 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$430 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$428 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$428 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellicottville. 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 Ellicottville 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.