Town government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hempstead took in $624 million and spent $761 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%County and local tax money18%Fines and other10%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)9.1%Federal tax money6.8%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
47%$292 million
Other taxes
7.3%$45.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$20.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$56.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$24.2 million
  • Garbage collection$12.5 million
  • Other service charges$10.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.8 million
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$42.7 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$13.1 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$111 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$49.0 million
Fines
2.2%$13.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Hempstead's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$304 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$276 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$199 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$90.3 million
  • Water supply$59.5 million
  • Sewer systems$48.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$98.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$94.9 million
  • Parking$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$98.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$39.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$19.5 million
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$12.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.4 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$689 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$226 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$226 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$160 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$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hempstead. 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 Town of Hempstead 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.