Village government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Kensington took in $4.2 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes91%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.9%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Kensington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes91%

Property tax
84%$3.5 million
Other taxes
6.6%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$236 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$12 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$51 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$151 thousand
Fines
1.9%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

44%

of Kensington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.3 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$879 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
  • Government buildings$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$390 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$390 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Kensington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Kensington 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.