Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Randolph took in $2.6 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%County and local tax money15%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Randolph'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 taxes38%

Property tax
36%$956 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$319 thousand
  • Sewer$147 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$26 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$619 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$384 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$69 thousand
Fines
1.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

14%

of Randolph'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
54%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$526 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$343 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$201 thousand
  • Sewer systems$118 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Randolph. 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 Randolph 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.