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North Tonawanda's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North Tonawanda took in $60.8 million and spent $64.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%State tax money21%County and local tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, water)15%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

18%

of North Tonawanda'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 taxes36%

Property tax
30%$18.2 million
Other taxes
6.2%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$421 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$3.3 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$12.8 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$10.7 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.0 million
Fines
1.1%$672 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development4.5%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

4.5%

of North Tonawanda's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$19.0 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$16.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$542 thousand
  • Government buildings$478 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$16.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.9 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$378 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$900 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Tonawanda. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of North Tonawanda 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.