Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Evans took in $19.5 million and spent $16.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)9.0%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money3.8%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

15%

of Evans' 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 taxes65%

Property tax
61%$12.0 million
Other taxes
3.2%$616 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$407 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$288 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$746 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$569 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.9 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$842 thousand
Fines
0.8%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

13%

of Evans' 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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$5.0 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$686 thousand
  • Government buildings$366 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$639 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$218 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Water supply$945 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$181 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$181 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Evans. 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 Evans 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.