Village government · Suffolk County, NY

Ocean Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Ocean Beach took in $9.7 million and spent $8.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes50%Fines and other15%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%State tax money10%County and local tax money7.2%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

45%

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

Village taxes50%

Property tax
45%$4.4 million
Other taxes
4.5%$440 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$422 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$571 thousand
  • Sewer$548 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$240 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$997 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$700 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

49%

of Ocean Beach's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$4.4 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$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$361 thousand
  • Government buildings$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$596 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$775 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$475 thousand
  • Water supply$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$383 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$162 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ocean Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Ocean Beach 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.