Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gorham took in $5.1 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes23%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money8.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
18%$922 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$222 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$188 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$888 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$579 thousand
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$406 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$36 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

19%

of Gorham'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
41%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.3 million
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$792 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$840 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$549 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$363 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gorham. 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 Gorham 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.