Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pendleton took in $5.5 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%Town taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%Fines and other4.2%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
26%$1.5 million
Other taxes
8.6%$472 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$374 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$723 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$377 thousand
  • Sewer$302 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$147 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$171 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$2.3 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$184 thousand
Fines
0.9%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

26%

of Pendleton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$1.3 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$863 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$240 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$486 thousand
  • Water supply$416 thousand
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$716 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$390 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$208 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pendleton. 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 Pendleton 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.