City government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Geneva took in $30.0 million and spent $28.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%County and local tax money20%State tax money13%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

20%

of Geneva's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
29%$8.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$522 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$202 thousand
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$127 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand
  • Other service charges$251 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$287 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.0 million

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$6.1 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$2.2 million
Fines
0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

10%

of Geneva's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$572 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$527 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$286 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$3.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Geneva. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Geneva 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.