Town government · Yates County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Potter took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money19%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services2.8%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

69%

of Potter's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
69%$901 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$251 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$24 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$45 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Health and hospitals4.4%Housing and community development1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

4.4%

of Potter's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$834 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$834 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$294 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$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Potter. 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 Potter 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.