Village government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Lynbrook took in $46.0 million and spent $42.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes81%Fines and other12%Federal tax money3.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)2.7%State tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

76%

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

Village taxes81%

Property tax
76%$34.9 million
Other taxes
4.6%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$846 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parking and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand
  • Parking$377 thousand
  • Other service charges$240 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.5 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$361 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$215 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$3.4 million
Fines
4.9%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

38%

of Lynbrook'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
38%$16.2 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$14.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$740 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$447 thousand
  • Government buildings$274 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$15.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$857 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$561 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Parking$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$826 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$174 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lynbrook. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lynbrook 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.