Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterloo took in $3.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Town taxes30%Fines and other24%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

34%

of Waterloo's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
28%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$628 thousand
  • Sewer$384 thousand
  • Other service charges$321 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$170 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$298 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$939 thousand
Fines
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

31%

of Waterloo's 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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$677 thousand
  • Water supply$532 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$844 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$484 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$127 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterloo. 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 Waterloo 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.