Town government · Orleans County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yates took in $2.3 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money20%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)15%County and local tax money9.8%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Yates' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
46%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$353 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Water$325 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$19 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$468 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$230 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$122 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

15%

of Yates' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$740 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$740 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$498 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$297 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$344 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$338 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$338 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yates. 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 Yates 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.