City government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lockport took in $42.4 million and spent $49.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%County and local tax money15%State tax money13%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

15%

of Lockport'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 taxes40%

Property tax
31%$13.3 million
Other taxes
8.3%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$601 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$97 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$878 thousand
  • Housing$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.7 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$5.7 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$6.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.0 million
Fines
0.2%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

51%

of Lockport's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$25.3 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$23.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$701 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$637 thousand
  • Government buildings$410 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$289 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$603 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$603 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$484 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$266 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$266 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lockport. 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 City of Lockport 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.