City government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poughkeepsie took in $80.0 million and spent $79.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money14%State tax money9.3%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

16%

of Poughkeepsie'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 taxes34%

Property tax
31%$24.7 million
Other taxes
3.3%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$6.9 million
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parking$848 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$11.2 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$7.5 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$12.7 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.3 million
Fines
1.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

40%

of Poughkeepsie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$31.6 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$27.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$757 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$23.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.1 million
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$604 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$474 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
  • Water supply$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Parking$763 thousand
  • Public transit$93 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$687 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$687 thousand
Social services
0.3%$233 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$233 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$92 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Poughkeepsie. 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 Poughkeepsie 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.