Village government · Nassau County, NY

Old Westbury's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Old Westbury took in $17.1 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes81%Fees for services (water)15%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.0%State tax money0.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

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

Village taxes81%

Property tax
62%$10.6 million
Other taxes
19%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$178 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$64 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$362 thousand
Fines
0.9%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt3.5%Roads, transit and parking2.3%

What stands out

50%

of Old Westbury'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
50%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$646 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$339 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.6 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$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$546 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$562 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$635 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Old Westbury. 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 Old Westbury 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.