Town government · Nassau County, NY

North Hempstead's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North Hempstead took in $319 million and spent $366 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)20%Fines and other11%County and local tax money7.0%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

20%

of North Hempstead's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
53%$168 million
Other taxes
4.1%$13.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$6.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$64.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Water$24.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$16.4 million
  • Garbage collection$15.6 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Parking$851 thousand
  • Housing$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$2.3 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$15.2 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$22.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$33.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

37%

of North Hempstead's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$134 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$73.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36.2 million
  • Sewer systems$24.0 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$72.3 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$61.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$60.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57.0 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$38.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$24.8 million
  • Fire protection$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Interest on debt
7.7%$28.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$25.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$23.7 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$3.1 million
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$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Hempstead. 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 Town of North Hempstead 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.