Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamburg took in $48.9 million and spent $47.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%County and local tax money18%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.1%Federal tax money1.5%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

18%

of Hamburg's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
60%$29.2 million
Other taxes
8.2%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$454 thousand
  • Sewer$27 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%$711 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$693 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$8.6 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$3.4 million
Fines
1.4%$704 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

12%

of Hamburg's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 1.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$19.6 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$17.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$742 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$735 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$618 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$5.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$957 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$766 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$725 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$647 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$138 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$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamburg. 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 Hamburg 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.