Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lockport took in $19.3 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%County and local tax money34%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other4.3%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

34%

of Lockport's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
39%$7.6 million
Other taxes
4.3%$824 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$801 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$376 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$6.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$582 thousand
Fines
1.3%$247 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

43%

of Lockport's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$640 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$411 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$212 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$332 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lockport. 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 Lockport 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.