Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Independence took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money23%Fees for services (water)15%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

15%

of Independence'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
55%$657 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$179 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$120 thousand
  • Water$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$278 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$43 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$10 thousand
Fines
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

5.2%

of Independence'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
61%$621 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$621 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$269 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Independence. 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 Independence 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.