City government · Nassau County, NY

Long Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Long Beach took in $123 million and spent $128 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)26%Federal tax money8.5%State tax money4.9%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

48%

of Long Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes54%

Property tax
48%$59.0 million
Sales tax
3.7%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.6%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$507 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$31.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$10.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Transit fares$293 thousand
  • Parking$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$10.5 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$6.1 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$2.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$5.1 million
Fines
0.4%$488 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

49%

of Long Beach'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
49%$61.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$56.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$20.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$18.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.0 million
  • Water supply$4.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
Interest on debt
11%$13.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$174 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$7.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$1.9 million
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$637 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$637 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$391 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$323 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$258 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Long Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Long Beach 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.