Town government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Islip took in $267 million and spent $298 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money8.7%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

8.7%

of Islip's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
53%$142 million
Other taxes
7.7%$20.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$13.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$669 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$511 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$38.8 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other service charges and 4 more
  • Airport$14.9 million
  • Other service charges$9.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Transit fares$830 thousand
  • Parking$705 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$23.2 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$10.3 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$9.4 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$22.7 million
Fines
0.2%$454 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

20%

of Islip'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
29%$86.3 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$71.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$61.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Airports$30.4 million
  • Roads and highways$30.1 million
  • Ports and harbors$757 thousand
  • Public transit$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$59.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$53.7 million
  • Water supply$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$43.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43.4 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$17.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$15.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$462 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$462 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Islip. 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 Islip 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.