Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wirt took in $1.1 million and spent $927 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money35%County and local tax money7.1%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

7.1%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$581 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$381 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$77 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$26 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Wirt'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
72%$670 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$670 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$231 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wirt. 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 Wirt 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.