Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elma took in $10.0 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%County and local tax money29%Town taxes25%Fines and other4.4%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

29%

of Elma's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes25%

Property tax
18%$1.9 million
Other taxes
6.9%$695 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$695 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$414 thousand
  • Garbage collection$340 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$227 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$2.9 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$274 thousand
Fines
1.7%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

41%

of Elma's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$508 thousand
  • Sewer systems$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.1 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$228 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$915 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$236 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
  • Police$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$304 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$46 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elma. 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 Elma 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.