Town government · Erie County, NY

Grand Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Island took in $22.9 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%County and local tax money18%Fines and other5.2%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Grand Island's 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 taxes54%

Property tax
47%$10.8 million
Other taxes
6.8%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$333 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$346 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$4.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.1 million
Fines
0.5%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

36%

of Grand Island's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$714 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$434 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$659 thousand
  • Police$447 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$316 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 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$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Island. 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 Grand Island 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.