Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poland took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%County and local tax money32%State tax money17%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
44%$666 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$255 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$487 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$27 thousand
Fines
1.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

3.1%

of Poland's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$892 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$892 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$397 thousand
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$261 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Poland. 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 Poland 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.