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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Amsterdam took in $39.9 million and spent $37.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%County and local tax money18%City taxes18%State tax money18%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

18%

of Amsterdam's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
15%$6.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$995 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$517 thousand
  • Other licenses$323 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$139 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$16.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$671 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$911 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$7.1 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$7.1 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$131 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

35%

of Amsterdam's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$13.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$813 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.5 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$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$138 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$236 thousand
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$236 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amsterdam. 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 Amsterdam 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.