Village government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Port Jefferson took in $13.7 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)32%Fines and other6.2%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

47%

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

Village taxes56%

Property tax
47%$6.4 million
Other taxes
9.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$907 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$362 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parking and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Parking$499 thousand
  • Other service charges$134 thousand
  • Transit fares$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$115 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$368 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$223 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$501 thousand
Fines
2.5%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Interest on debt1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Port Jefferson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$6.7 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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$725 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$526 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$369 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$337 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$213 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$201 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Port Jefferson. 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 Jefferson 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.