City government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plattsburgh took in $59.8 million and spent $60.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%City taxes21%State tax money13%County and local tax money9.5%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

10%

of Plattsburgh's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
19%$11.6 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$855 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$31.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$20.1 million
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$688 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
  • Parking$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$1.6 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$7.8 million

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$5.7 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$805 thousand
Fines
0.1%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

47%

of Plattsburgh's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$28.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$17.4 million
  • Sewer systems$7.6 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$11.7 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$10.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$545 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$420 thousand
  • Government buildings$303 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
  • Parking$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$414 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$312 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$882 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$769 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$492 thousand
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$492 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plattsburgh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Plattsburgh 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.