City government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Salamanca took in $51.9 million and spent $28.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)21%City taxes3.8%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

73%

of Salamanca's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes3.8%

Property tax
2.3%$1.2 million
Sales tax
1.3%$683 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$38.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$227 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$450 thousand
Fines
0.3%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

22%

of Salamanca's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$914 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$698 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$338 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$660 thousand
  • Libraries$414 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$545 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$545 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$483 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$148 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$148 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salamanca. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Salamanca 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.