Village government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Northport took in $18.6 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes76%County and local tax money13%State tax money4.1%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.6%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Northport's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes76%

Property tax
70%$13.1 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$667 thousand
  • Other licenses$392 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$664 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$442 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Parking$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$91 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$757 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$378 thousand
Fines
0.9%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Northport's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$332 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$6.5 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$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$371 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$313 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$866 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$829 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$396 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$396 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Northport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Northport 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.