Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellington took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money27%County and local tax money23%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
45%$669 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$20 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$407 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$339 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$16 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs25%Housing and community development12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Ellington's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$728 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$320 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$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellington. 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 Ellington 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.