Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Hamburg took in $11.7 million and spent $12.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes67%County and local tax money16%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money3.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.2%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

63%

of Hamburg's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes67%

Property tax
63%$7.4 million
Other taxes
3.6%$417 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$242 thousand
  • Other licenses$171 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$371 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$381 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$267 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$1.8 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$973 thousand
Fines
0.9%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

51%

of Hamburg'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
51%$6.4 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$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$453 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$188 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$506 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$506 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$473 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$404 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hamburg. 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 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.