Village government · Wyoming County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Gainesville took in $179 thousand and spent $114 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money73%Village taxes25%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

73%

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

Village taxes25%

Property tax
21%$38 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$5 thousand

County and local tax money73%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
73%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

58%

of Gainesville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
58%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Gainesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Gainesville 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.