Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheridan took in $2.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes28%State tax money13%Fines and other10%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.1%

What stands out

43%

of Sheridan's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
24%$524 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$289 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$943 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
6.4%$140 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

13%

of Sheridan'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
44%$711 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$711 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$469 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$339 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheridan. 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 Sheridan 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.