Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hume took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other13%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Hume's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
54%$919 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$314 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$97 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$120 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$222 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

21%

of Hume'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
49%$759 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$759 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$328 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$184 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$250 thousand
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$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hume. 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 Hume 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.