Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Lancaster took in $10.7 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes50%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

12%

of Lancaster'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%.

Village taxes50%

Property tax
46%$5.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$390 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$254 thousand
  • Other licenses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 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%$611 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.7 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$356 thousand
Fines
0.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

51%

of Lancaster'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
51%$4.5 million
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$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$595 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$264 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$270 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$150 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$35 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lancaster. 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 Lancaster 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.