Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Romulus took in $1.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money8.7%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

13%

of Romulus' 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 taxes69%

Property tax
66%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$240 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$170 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$121 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$158 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$21 thousand
Fines
1.0%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Health and hospitals7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Romulus' 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
31%$485 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$485 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$412 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$243 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$281 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$208 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$183 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$122 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Romulus. 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 Romulus 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.