Village government · Nassau County, NY

Centre Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Centre Island took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes97%Fines and other1.3%State tax money1.1%Fees for services0.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Centre Island's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes97%

Property tax
90%$3.1 million
Other taxes
6.5%$219 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$205 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$39 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

62%

of Centre Island's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.0 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$839 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$87 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Centre Island. 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 Centre Island 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.