City government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tonawanda took in $33.5 million and spent $29.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%State tax money21%County and local tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.6%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

19%

of Tonawanda's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
43%$14.3 million
Other taxes
2.7%$905 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$525 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$358 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$150 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$590 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$6.9 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$6.2 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.7 million
Fines
0.8%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

15%

of Tonawanda's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$9.6 million
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$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$711 thousand
  • Government buildings$617 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$494 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$189 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$681 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tonawanda. 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 City of Tonawanda 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.