Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gerry took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%County and local tax money26%Fines and other17%State tax money13%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
40%$554 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$11 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$177 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$368 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$224 thousand
Fines
1.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Health and hospitals0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Gerry's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$651 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$651 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gerry. 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 Gerry 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.