Village government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Solvay took in $29.0 million and spent $29.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)78%Village taxes14%County and local tax money3.1%State tax money2.6%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

78%

of Solvay's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes14%

Property tax

14%$4.0 million

Other taxes

0.4%$102 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes

Other licenses$79 thousand
Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services

78%$22.6 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 1 more

Electric power$22.2 million
Other service charges$377 thousand
Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state

2.6%$744 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.1%$889 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$542 thousand

Fines

0.4%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Running the government and other costs5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

78%

of Solvay's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

78%$23.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Electric power$22.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$535 thousand
Sewer systems$133 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

6.0%$1.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$1.5 million
Courts and legal services$150 thousand
Inspections and regulation$87 thousand

Running the government and other costs

5.8%$1.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more

Other and not broken out$1.4 million
Government buildings$177 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.7%$1.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.4 million

Interest on debt

2.0%$600 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.0%$593 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$339 thousand
Parks and recreation$254 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.2%$346 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$346 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Solvay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Solvay 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.