Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Irondequoit took in $41.8 million and spent $46.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%County and local tax money18%State tax money5.9%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.8%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

18%

of Irondequoit'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 taxes63%

Property tax
56%$23.5 million
Other taxes
6.4%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$662 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$743 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$376 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$232 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.2 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$2.5 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.9 million
Fines
0.3%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

23%

of Irondequoit'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$474 thousand
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$10.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$8.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.7 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$925 thousand
  • Government buildings$669 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$187 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$555 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$555 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$440 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$431 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$111 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$111 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 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$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Irondequoit. 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 Irondequoit 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.