Town government · Allegany County, NY

West Almond's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Almond took in $468 thousand and spent $481 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money19%County and local tax money19%Fees for services17%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
41%$193 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$90 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$88 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$7 thousand
Fines
1.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

75%

of West Almond'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
75%$360 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$360 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$98 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$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Almond. 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 West Almond 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.