Village government · Nassau County, NY

Rockville Centre's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Rockville Centre took in $90.4 million and spent $95.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes44%Fees for services (electric power, water)38%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other7.4%State tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Rockville Centre's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes44%

Property tax
40%$36.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$838 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$506 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$34.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$22.7 million
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Parking$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$556 thousand
  • Garbage collection$301 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$8.1 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$128 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$4.8 million
Fines
2.1%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

3.5%

of Rockville Centre's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$27.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$21.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$499 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$25.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$963 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$822 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$720 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$8.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Parking$336 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$4.7 million
Social services
3.5%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$150 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$150 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rockville Centre. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Rockville Centre 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.