City government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rome took in $82.9 million and spent $79.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money18%Federal tax money12%Fines and other10%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

16%

of Rome's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
18%$15.1 million
Sales tax
16%$13.5 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$844 thousand
  • Other licenses$613 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$9.1 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$766 thousand
  • Electric power$480 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$10.3 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$15.2 million

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%$1.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$8.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

36%

of Rome'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
36%$28.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$18.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$465 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Public transit$220 thousand
  • Parking$22 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$323 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$715 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rome. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Rome 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.