ZIP 11520 · Hempstead, NY

Five governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

New York State

$266.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)9.1%Fines and other6.6%Local tax money0.5%
Full New York State breakdown

What stands out

8.9%

of New York State's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$53.8 billion
Business income tax
8.9%$23.2 billion
Other taxes
8.4%$22.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.06 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.61 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.49 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.86 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.60 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.42 billion
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.32 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$837 million
  • Public utility taxes$781 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$276 million
  • Driver's licenses$179 million
  • Amusement taxes$163 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$80.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$57.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$46.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$46.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$20.0 billion

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$23.9 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 13 more
  • Hospital bills$8.13 billion
  • Electric power$6.73 billion
  • College tuition$3.04 billion
  • Other service charges$1.93 billion
  • Transit fares$1.76 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.03 billion
  • University housing and dining$691 million
  • Parks and recreation$357 million
  • Airport$72.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$72.3 million
  • Other education charges$43.4 million
  • Road charges$12.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$11.8 million
  • Housing$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$100.4 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.8 billion
Fines
0.2%$393 million
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Where the money goes

Social services37%Sent to local governments34%Running the government and other costs6.6%Schools and colleges5.6%Health and hospitals4.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.6%

of New York State's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full New York State breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$97.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$97.3 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$258 million
  • Welfare institutions$108 million
  • Veterans' services$8.5 million
Sent to local governments
34%$89.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$24.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$21.2 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$15.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.74 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$4.04 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.27 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$616 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$608 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$420 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$321 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$122 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$80.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$17.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$17.6 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.24 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 million
  • Other government administration$247 million
  • Government buildings$201 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.6%$15.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$12.1 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.01 billion
  • Other education$113 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$992 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$12.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.73 billion
  • Public health$4.06 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$11.8 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$5.81 billion
  • Roads and highways$4.37 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.36 billion
  • Airports$204 million
  • Ports and harbors$14.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$7.90 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.37 billion
  • Prisons and jails$3.03 billion
  • Police$1.10 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$199 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$196 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$6.60 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.51 billion
  • Water supply$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$5.31 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.59 billion
  • Interest on public transit debt$1.14 billion
  • Interest on electric power debt$571 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$884 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$881 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$803 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$617 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$617 million
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Your county

Nassau County

$4.69 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes65%State tax money16%Fines and other8.2%Fees for services (college tuition, parks and recreation)6.5%Federal tax money2.9%Local tax money1.8%
Full Nassau County breakdown

What stands out

40%

of Nassau County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes65%

Sales tax
40%$1.63 billion
Property tax
24%$983 million
Other taxes
1.1%$45.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$22.9 million
  • Other licenses$16.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.3 million
  • Amusement taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$266 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 3 more
  • Other service charges$183 million
  • College tuition$49.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$22.5 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$10.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$119 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$644 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$73.0 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$240 million
Fines
2.3%$93.9 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs16%Social services9.7%Sent to other local governments8.6%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending27%

What stands out

8.6%

of Nassau County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Nassau County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.50 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.08 billion
  • Prisons and jails$225 million
  • Courts and legal services$119 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$44.9 million
  • Fire protection$30.8 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$739 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$569 million
  • Government buildings$68.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40.2 million
Social services
9.7%$454 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$317 million
  • Welfare institutions$137 million
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$403 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$223 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$181 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$337 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$337 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$328 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$268 million
  • Public transit$49.4 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$11.4 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$320 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$285 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$266 million
  • Water supply$16.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
Schools and colleges
5.3%$250 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$241 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$8.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$56.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$11.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11.0 million
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Your towns

Town of Hempstead

$761 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes54%County and local tax money18%Fines and other10%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)9.1%Federal tax money6.8%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

18%

of Hempstead's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Full Hempstead breakdown

Town taxes54%

Property tax
47%$292 million
Other taxes
7.3%$45.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$20.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$56.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$24.2 million
  • Garbage collection$12.5 million
  • Other service charges$10.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.8 million
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$42.7 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$13.1 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$111 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$49.0 million
Fines
2.2%$13.6 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Hempstead's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Hempstead breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$304 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$276 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$199 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$90.3 million
  • Water supply$59.5 million
  • Sewer systems$48.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$98.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$94.9 million
  • Parking$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$98.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$39.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$19.5 million
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$12.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.4 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$689 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$226 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$226 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$160 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$160 thousand
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Village of Freeport

$123 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended February 28, 2024.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Freeport.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)42%Village taxes36%Fines and other18%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.8%
Full Freeport breakdown

What stands out

15%

of Freeport's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

Village taxes36%

Property tax
33%$43.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$55.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$38.9 million
  • Water$6.9 million
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$724 thousand
  • Parking$437 thousand
  • Sewer$402 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.1 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$3.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$65 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
15%$19.7 million
Fines
3.5%$4.6 million
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

30%

of Freeport's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Full Freeport breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$45.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$35.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Sewer systems$615 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$36.8 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$32.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$352 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$28.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$24.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Parking$89 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$952 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
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Your schools

Freeport Union Free School District

$248 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 90% of this ZIP is in Freeport Union Free School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes31%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Freeport Union Free School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Freeport Union Free School District breakdown

School district taxes31%

Property tax
31%$83.1 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$285 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$275 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$8 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$175 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$179 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$7.0 million
Freeport Union Free School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Sent to other local governments9.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Freeport Union Free School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Full Freeport Union Free School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$223 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$223 million
Sent to other local governments
9.8%$24.3 million
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$24.3 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$238 thousand
Freeport Union Free School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Nassau County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Town of Hempstead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Village of Freeport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2024.

Freeport Union Free School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.