Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otto took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money21%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer)12%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
42%$616 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$226 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$307 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Housing and community development0.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Otto's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$954 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$954 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$258 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$197 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Water supply$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otto. 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 Otto 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.