Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fayette took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fees for services (water)10%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money8.2%

What stands out

10%

of Fayette's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
68%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.3%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$153 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$130 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$113 thousand
Fines
1.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Fayette's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$676 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$676 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$506 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$301 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$275 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$216 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$206 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$206 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fayette. 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 Fayette 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.