Village government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Gowanda took in $4.6 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes26%County and local tax money22%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money21%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Gowanda'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 taxes26%

Property tax
24%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$662 thousand
  • Sewer$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$71 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$982 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$338 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Housing and community development4.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

41%

of Gowanda's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$778 thousand
  • Water supply$477 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$569 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$564 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$388 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$265 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Housing and community development
4.8%$203 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Gowanda. 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 Gowanda 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.