City government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingston took in $64.1 million and spent $71.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%County and local tax money29%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

29%

of Kingston's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
28%$17.9 million
Other taxes
3.9%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$730 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parking$484 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
  • Garbage collection$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$3.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7.8 million

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$18.5 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

32%

of Kingston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$22.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$854 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$786 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$19.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.8 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$13.1 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$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$463 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.8 million
  • Public transit$234 thousand
  • Parking$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$2.1 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$699 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$347 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$344 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$274 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$274 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kingston. 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 City of Kingston 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.