Village government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Ellicottville took in $2.6 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money53%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Village taxes14%Fines and other12%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

53%

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

Village taxes14%

Property tax
11%$279 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$522 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$271 thousand
  • Water$183 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$29 thousand

County and local tax money53%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
53%$1.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$294 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

8.5%

of Ellicottville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$778 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$637 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$522 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$464 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ellicottville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.