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Glens Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glens Falls took in $37.9 million and spent $40.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
29%$10.9 million
Sales tax
11%$4.0 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$618 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$453 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parking$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Transit fares$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$4.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.7 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$838 thousand
Fines
0.3%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt7.2%Sent to other local governments4.6%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

45%

of Glens Falls' 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
45%$18.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$666 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$576 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$172 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$156 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$744 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$1.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$57 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$789 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$789 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glens Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Glens Falls 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.