Village government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Babylon took in $12.1 million and spent $13.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes70%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)14%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money5.1%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

58%

of Babylon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes70%

Property tax
58%$7.0 million
Other taxes
12%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$846 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$586 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parking and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$743 thousand
  • Parking$715 thousand
  • Other service charges$271 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$618 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$264 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$136 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Fines
4.1%$496 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.7%$449 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

46%

of Babylon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$6.2 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$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$371 thousand
  • Government buildings$248 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$371 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$303 thousand
  • Police$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Parking$455 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$316 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Babylon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Babylon 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.