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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Manhattan took in $175 million and spent $150 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Federal tax money16%Fines and other11%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

16%

of Manhattan's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
22%$37.9 million
Sales tax
17%$29.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$744 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$33.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$15.4 million
  • Sewer$13.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parking$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$27.3 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$16.1 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$5.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$19.1 million
Fines
0.4%$669 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

22%

of Manhattan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
22%$33.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$781 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$628 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$33.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Airports$29.6 million
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Parking$801 thousand
  • Public transit$143 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$32.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$20.0 million
  • Fire protection$9.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$26.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$13.9 million
  • Water supply$12.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$15.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.0 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$7.2 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$972 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manhattan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Manhattan 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.