Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

French Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), French Creek took in $1.1 million and spent $870 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%County and local tax money29%State tax money18%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
43%$471 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$44 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$201 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$317 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

68%

of French Creek's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$595 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$177 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$118 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of French Creek. 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 French Creek 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.