Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sherman took in $918 thousand and spent $753 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money27%State tax money16%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services1.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
48%$444 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$149 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$252 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$22 thousand
Fines
1.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.3%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Sherman's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$486 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$486 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$185 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$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sherman. 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 Sherman 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.