Village government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Geneseo took in $5.8 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Village taxes35%County and local tax money7.9%State tax money4.8%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

7.9%

of Geneseo's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes35%

Property tax
32%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.8%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$72 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$938 thousand
  • Other service charges$397 thousand
  • Parking$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$87 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$277 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$456 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$127 thousand
Fines
1.6%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

21%

of Geneseo'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$844 thousand
  • Sewer systems$726 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.1 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$804 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$61 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Parking$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Geneseo. 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 Geneseo 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.