Village government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Sherman took in $2.3 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Federal tax money12%Village taxes10%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

47%

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

Village taxes10%

Property tax
9.6%$218 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$467 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$271 thousand
  • Water$187 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$265 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$1.1 million

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$186 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Housing and community development2.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Sherman's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$860 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$860 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$183 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$138 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$10 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$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 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

Village of Sherman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.