Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Phelps took in $4.3 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.9%Fines and other6.3%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
32%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$428 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$259 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$32 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$256 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$1.9 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$197 thousand
Fines
1.8%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Phelps' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$766 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$476 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
  • Police$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$378 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$269 thousand
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$237 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phelps. 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 Phelps 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.