Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ward took in $644 thousand and spent $558 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money39%Fees for services6.2%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$303 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$18 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$252 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Ward'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
78%$437 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$437 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$91 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$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ward. 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 Ward 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.