Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmira took in $3.7 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money38%State tax money6.1%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.2%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
43%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.2%$226 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$27 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$223 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$123 thousand
Fines
0.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Environment and natural resources1.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Elmira'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.2 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$789 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$601 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$335 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elmira. 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 Elmira 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.