Village government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Pelham took in $17.4 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes77%County and local tax money9.9%Fees for services (parking)4.1%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money3.0%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

71%

of Pelham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes77%

Property tax
71%$12.4 million
Other taxes
5.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$751 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$712 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$684 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$514 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$357 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
2.1%$372 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$301 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Pelham's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$206 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$342 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$479 thousand
  • Electric power$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$796 thousand
  • Public transit$177 thousand
  • Parking$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$459 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$459 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$27 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$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pelham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Pelham 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.