Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pomfret took in $4.8 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Town taxes31%County and local tax money24%State tax money6.2%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

24%

of Pomfret'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 taxes31%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.8%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$295 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.5%$117 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

45%

of Pomfret's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$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$842 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$608 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$456 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pomfret. 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 Pomfret 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.