Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wales took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money41%Fines and other11%State tax money5.1%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
32%$607 thousand
Other taxes
11%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$141 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$97 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$781 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$172 thousand
Fines
1.8%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Wales' 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$566 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$318 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$402 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$312 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$192 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$225 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wales. 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 Wales 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.