Village government · Nassau County, NY

East Williston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), East Williston took in $3.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes68%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)27%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

60%

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

Village taxes68%

Property tax
60%$2.1 million
Other taxes
8.8%$311 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$231 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$960 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$837 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$17 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$93 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$28 thousand
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs35%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

10%

of East Williston's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$981 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$410 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.2 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$781 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$345 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
  • Libraries$156 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of East Williston. 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 East Williston 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.