Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Webster took in $35.0 million and spent $32.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%County and local tax money25%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)5.2%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Webster's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
48%$16.9 million
Other taxes
8.0%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$588 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$909 thousand
  • Sewer$569 thousand
  • Other service charges$346 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$42 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$798 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$8.7 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.9 million
Fines
0.5%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

14%

of Webster's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$10.0 million
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$8.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$501 thousand
  • Government buildings$157 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Water supply$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$338 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$685 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$595 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$595 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Webster. 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 Webster 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.