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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingston took in $11.1 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money11%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Kingston's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Property tax
21%$2.3 million
Sales tax
20%$2.3 million
Other taxes
9.0%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$577 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$285 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$43 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

14%

of Kingston's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$643 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$509 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$355 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$911 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$748 thousand
  • Sewer systems$625 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$210 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$242 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$146 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kingston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kingston 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.