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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Flushing took in $10.6 million and spent $12.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes27%State tax money20%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$82 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$319 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

44%

of Flushing's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$792 thousand
  • Water supply$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.0 million
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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$330 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$286 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$104 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flushing. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Flushing 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.