Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Porter took in $5.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%County and local tax money30%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other5.1%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
31%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.3%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$193 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$916 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$434 thousand
  • Sewer$267 thousand
  • Other service charges$208 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$347 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$192 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$252 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

26%

of Porter's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$381 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$325 thousand
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$994 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$534 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$991 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$991 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$465 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Police$112 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$254 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Porter. 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 Porter 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.