City government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Lackawanna took in $31.9 million and spent $28.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%State tax money24%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.9%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

21%

of Lackawanna's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
41%$12.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$695 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$404 thousand
  • Other licenses$290 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$499 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$7.7 million

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$6.8 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$726 thousand
Fines
0.9%$294 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

47%

of Lackawanna's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$13.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.6 million
  • Government buildings$814 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$630 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$332 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$202 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$477 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$477 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$387 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$88 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$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lackawanna. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lackawanna 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.