Village government · Nassau County, NY

Massapequa Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Massapequa Park took in $7.5 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes75%State tax money13%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services (parking)2.3%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

57%

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

Village taxes75%

Property tax
57%$4.3 million
Other taxes
18%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$871 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$482 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Parking$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$70 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$47 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$397 thousand
Fines
2.2%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

33%

of Massapequa Park's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$3.7 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$597 thousand
  • Government buildings$349 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Parking$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$594 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$350 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$216 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$442 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$388 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$28 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$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Massapequa Park. 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 Massapequa Park 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.