Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tuscarora took in $1.1 million and spent $923 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes47%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Tuscarora's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
45%$503 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$578 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

62%

of Tuscarora'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
62%$569 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$569 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tuscarora. 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 Tuscarora 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.