Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Kenmore took in $19.9 million and spent $20.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%County and local tax money11%State tax money6.5%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

52%

of Kenmore's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes56%

Property tax
52%$10.3 million
Other taxes
4.2%$827 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$443 thousand
  • Other licenses$384 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Parking$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$371 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$2.2 million

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.7%$337 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt7.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

19%

of Kenmore's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$6.0 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$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$853 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$197 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$133 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$927 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Parking$3 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Kenmore. 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 Kenmore 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.