Town government · Orange County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newburgh took in $43.2 million and spent $37.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%County and local tax money14%Fines and other5.6%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Newburgh's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
47%$20.4 million
Other taxes
7.3%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$476 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$180 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$521 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$631 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$1.9 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$6.3 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.9 million
Fines
1.1%$495 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

23%

of Newburgh's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$13.7 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$11.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$612 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$464 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$959 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$400 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Public transit$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$763 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$763 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$692 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$67 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$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newburgh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.