Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penfield took in $23.0 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money30%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.8%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Penfield'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 taxes51%

Property tax
41%$9.4 million
Other taxes
10%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$562 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$626 thousand
  • Other service charges$254 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$541 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$6.8 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.9 million
Fines
0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

19%

of Penfield'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
40%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$874 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$790 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$697 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$975 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$951 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$879 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$394 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$348 thousand
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$527 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$415 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$415 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Penfield. 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 Penfield 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.