City government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Utica took in $130 million and spent $147 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Federal tax money31%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.9%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

31%

of Utica's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
23%$30.6 million
Sales tax
14%$18.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$70 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
  • Parking$502 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$40.8 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$22.9 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4.1 million
Fines
0.3%$368 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Social services5.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

5.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$44.4 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$39.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$41.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$23.1 million
  • Fire protection$16.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$856 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$758 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$25.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
  • Parking$243 thousand
Social services
5.6%$8.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.2 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Utica 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.