Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newstead took in $5.8 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%County and local tax money28%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money5.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.7%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
49%$2.8 million
Other taxes
6.3%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$297 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$214 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$170 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$299 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$170 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$218 thousand
Fines
1.6%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

22%

of Newstead'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%

Running the government and other costs
28%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$813 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$713 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$350 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$842 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$551 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$281 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newstead. 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 Newstead 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.