Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pulteney took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money14%Fees for services (water)11%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

11%

of Pulteney's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
52%$968 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$191 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$65 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$259 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$212 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

11%

of Pulteney'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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$410 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$251 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$194 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pulteney. 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 Pulteney 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.