City government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

New Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Haven took in $762 million and spent $1.18 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%State tax money41%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)3.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

41%

of New Haven's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
43%$324 million

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$26.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$14.3 million
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Parking$4.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$204 thousand
  • School lunches$100 thousand
  • Other school charges$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$53.2 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$315 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2.9 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$37.1 million
Fines
0.4%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Schools and colleges41%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

41%

of New Haven's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$541 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$525 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
Schools and colleges
41%$478 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$478 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$91.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$47.0 million
  • Fire protection$38.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$915 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$22.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$16.7 million
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$16.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$966 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$826 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$140 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$930 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$930 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Haven. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of New Haven 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.