Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Seneca took in $56.6 million and spent $53.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

of West Seneca'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 taxes71%

Property tax
67%$37.7 million
Other taxes
4.7%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$844 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$394 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$205 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$684 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$7.3 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$872 thousand
Fines
1.3%$760 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

34%

of West Seneca's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$18.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
  • Water supply$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$14.8 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$13.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$554 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$613 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$490 thousand
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$815 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Seneca. 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 Seneca 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.