Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheeler took in $963 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%County and local tax money23%State tax money12%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
56%$541 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$114 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$220 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$39 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Health and hospitals0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Wheeler'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
74%$935 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$935 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$234 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$168 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wheeler. 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 Wheeler 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.