City government · Niagara County, NY

Niagara Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Niagara Falls took in $143 million and spent $155 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%State tax money26%Federal tax money15%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)6.1%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

15%

of Niagara Falls' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
23%$33.0 million
Other taxes
12%$17.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Parking$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$658 thousand
  • Transit fares$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$21.8 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$37.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$16.4 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$7.8 million
Fines
0.6%$819 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

49%

of Niagara Falls' 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%$75.3 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$68.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$46.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$22.7 million
  • Fire protection$21.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
  • Parking$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
  • Electric power$510 thousand
  • Water supply$22 thousand
Social services
2.9%$4.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.5 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$3.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$570 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$570 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Niagara Falls. 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 Niagara Falls 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.