Village government · Westchester County, NY

Port Chester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Port Chester took in $50.9 million and spent $53.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes62%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, parking)8.5%Fines and other7.4%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Port Chester'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%.

Village taxes62%

Property tax
56%$28.3 million
Other taxes
6.7%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$935 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.0 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$1.3 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$8.7 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.4 million
Fines
2.6%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

19%

of Port Chester's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$19.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$971 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$777 thousand
  • Government buildings$701 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Fire protection$659 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$581 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$518 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$10.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.0 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Parking$412 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$401 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$401 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$98 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$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Port Chester. 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 Port Chester 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.