City government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Corning took in $22.6 million and spent $22.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money16%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Corning's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes58%

Property tax
35%$7.8 million
Sales tax
21%$4.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$547 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$320 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$201 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$335 thousand
  • Garbage collection$301 thousand
  • Parking$194 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$203 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.7 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$84 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.2 million
Fines
0.5%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

38%

of Corning'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
38%$8.6 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$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$500 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$895 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$667 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$667 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$603 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$452 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$452 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Corning. 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 Corning 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.