Village government · Rockland County, NY

West Haverstraw's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), West Haverstraw took in $8.7 million and spent $10.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes84%Fines and other7.5%State tax money4.1%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

74%

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

Village taxes84%

Property tax
74%$6.4 million
Other taxes
10%$910 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$450 thousand
  • Other licenses$344 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$159 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$42 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$357 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$173 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$613 thousand
Fines
0.5%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

56%

of West Haverstraw'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
56%$5.9 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$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$591 thousand
  • Government buildings$316 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$588 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$349 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$993 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$834 thousand
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$506 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$506 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$498 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Haverstraw. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of West Haverstraw 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.