Town government · Rockland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Haverstraw took in $46.8 million and spent $48.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other4.6%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

6.5%

of Haverstraw's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
73%$34.3 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$251 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$652 thousand
  • Garbage collection$380 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$56 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$3.0 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2.0 million
Fines
0.4%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

24%

of Haverstraw's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$13.9 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$12.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$549 thousand
  • Government buildings$319 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$449 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$342 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$11.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$765 thousand
  • Water supply$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$989 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$989 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$318 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$318 thousand
Social services
0.1%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Haverstraw. 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 Town of Haverstraw 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.