Town government · Wayne County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ontario took in $9.9 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Town taxes32%County and local tax money17%Fines and other10%State tax money6.5%

What stands out

17%

of Ontario'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 taxes32%

Property tax
25%$2.5 million
Other taxes
6.2%$616 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$467 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$261 thousand
  • Other service charges$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$640 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.7 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$902 thousand
Fines
1.1%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

41%

of Ontario'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
41%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.2 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$438 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$966 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$562 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$491 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$333 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$137 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ontario. 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 Ontario 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.