Village government · Wayne County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Wolcott took in $1.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%County and local tax money12%State tax money5.9%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

12%

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

Village taxes39%

Property tax
36%$638 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$664 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$331 thousand
  • Water$331 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 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%$7 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$103 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$206 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$61 thousand
Fines
1.0%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

23%

of Wolcott's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$410 thousand
  • Water supply$322 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$331 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$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$258 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$135 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wolcott. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Wolcott 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.