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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Niagara took in $39 thousand and spent $40 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%State tax money31%City taxes18%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Niagara's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
18%$7 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Environment and natural resources13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%

What stands out

13%

of Niagara's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Niagara. 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 City of Niagara 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.