Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Persia took in $591 thousand and spent $527 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%County and local tax money16%State tax money15%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
59%$349 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$87 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$92 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$22 thousand
Fines
2.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

37%

of Persia's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$193 thousand
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$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Persia. 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 Persia 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.