Village government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Farmingdale took in $9.8 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (water, parking)18%Fines and other11%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

41%

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

Village taxes52%

Property tax
41%$4.1 million
Other taxes
11%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$669 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$392 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parking and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Parking$233 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$474 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$867 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$500 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$665 thousand
Fines
4.3%$423 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Interest on debt7.0%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

7%

of Farmingdale's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.7 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$494 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$908 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$605 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$799 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$442 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$435 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$435 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Farmingdale. 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 Farmingdale 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.