Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parma took in $7.4 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)12%State tax money8.4%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

26%

of Parma'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 taxes47%

Property tax
38%$2.8 million
Other taxes
9.1%$671 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$503 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$886 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand
  • Other service charges$353 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$621 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$1.9 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$381 thousand
Fines
1.2%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Environment and natural resources0.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Parma's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$2.2 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$264 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$200 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$508 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$374 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Parma. 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 Parma 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.