Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hanover took in $5.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money9.2%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
40%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.3%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$499 thousand
  • Water$411 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$474 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
1.7%$85 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

19%

of Hanover'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
29%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$772 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$903 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$463 thousand
  • Sewer systems$440 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$869 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$362 thousand
  • Police$303 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$165 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$282 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hanover. 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 Hanover 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.