Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howard took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%County and local tax money23%Fines and other18%State tax money18%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
37%$621 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$300 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$386 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$302 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Health and hospitals1.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

5%

of Howard's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$890 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$890 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$379 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$304 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Howard. 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 Howard 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.