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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Newburgh took in $105 million and spent $87.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money19%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

15%

of Newburgh'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 taxes28%

Property tax
24%$25.2 million
Other taxes
3.8%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$22.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.7 million
  • Sewer$7.7 million
  • Garbage collection$5.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parking$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$13.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$19.8 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$15.8 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$4.1 million
Fines
1.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

37%

of Newburgh'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
37%$32.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.0 million
  • Fire protection$13.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$783 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$20.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.2 million
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$19.1 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$12.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Parking$6 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$705 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$705 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$575 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$575 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newburgh. 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 Newburgh 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.