Village government · Dutchess County, NY

Wappingers Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Wappingers Falls took in $16.5 million and spent $41.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Village taxes25%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

40%

of Wappingers Falls' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$752 thousand
  • Other service charges$309 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$6.7 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$617 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$584 thousand
Fines
1.6%$272 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Running the government and other costs5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

78%

of Wappingers Falls' 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%$32.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$21.2 million
  • Water supply$11.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$491 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$2.5 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$240 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$392 thousand
  • Fire protection$375 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$961 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$906 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wappingers Falls. 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 Wappingers Falls 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.