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West New York's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West New York took in $253 million and spent $286 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Town taxes17%Fines and other9.4%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services (parking, sewer)2.1%

What stands out

65%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
17%$42.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$348 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; sewer and 2 more
  • Parking$3.1 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$640 thousand
  • Other school charges$491 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$16.6 million

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$163 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$21.2 million
Fines
1.0%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges70%Running the government and other costs7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Housing and community development6.3%Sent to other local governments2.4%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

70%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
70%$199 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$199 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$22.7 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$18.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$662 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$21.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$698 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$627 thousand
Housing and community development
6.3%$18.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$7.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Electric power$586 thousand
  • Water supply$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$3.2 million
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$581 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$552 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$552 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West New York. 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 Town of West New York 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.