Town government · Erie County, NY

Orchard Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orchard Park took in $32.8 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money19%Fines and other9.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)7.3%Federal tax money2.4%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Orchard Park'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 taxes61%

Property tax
56%$18.3 million
Other taxes
5.0%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$898 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$404 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$309 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$968 thousand
  • Garbage collection$232 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$786 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$537 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$6.2 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$2.8 million
Fines
0.6%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

8.4%

of Orchard Park's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$549 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$411 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$8.6 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$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$757 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$924 thousand
  • Water supply$625 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Interest on debt
8.4%$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orchard Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Orchard Park 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.