Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wellsville took in $2.8 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (airport, transit fares)12%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

12%

of Wellsville'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 taxes66%

Property tax
61%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.9%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; transit fares and 2 more
  • Airport$182 thousand
  • Transit fares$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$143 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$309 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$32 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$133 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

3.4%

of Wellsville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$901 thousand
  • Airports$616 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$796 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$479 thousand
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wellsville. 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 Wellsville 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.