Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gates took in $23.2 million and spent $19.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%County and local tax money20%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.5%State tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Gates' 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 taxes69%

Property tax
56%$13.0 million
Other taxes
13%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$392 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$820 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$546 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$35 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$447 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$4.5 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.0 million
Fines
1.0%$241 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Gates' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$376 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$528 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$575 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$994 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$994 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$131 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gates. 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 Gates 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.