ZIP 13207 · Syracuse, NY

Three 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

Onondaga County

$1.42 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, college tuition)10%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money2.5%
Full Onondaga County breakdown

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes60%

Sales tax
46%$608 million
Property tax
12%$161 million
Other taxes
1.2%$15.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.4 million
  • Other licenses$561 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$136 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$90.6 million
  • Other service charges$25.5 million
  • College tuition$17.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Parking$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$40.7 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$254 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$32.8 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$63.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$411 thousand
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Where the money goes

Social services21%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals7.7%All other spending22%

What stands out

17%

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

Full Onondaga County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
21%$304 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$304 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$281 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$235 million
  • Government buildings$20.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.2 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$248 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$248 million
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$171 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$68.2 million
  • Police$47.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$29.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$25.6 million
Health and hospitals
7.7%$109 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$109 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$93.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$62.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$30.8 million
  • Water supply$275 thousand
Schools and colleges
4.4%$63.2 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$57.9 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$5.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$62.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$60.0 million
  • Public transit$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$53.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41.2 million
  • Libraries$12.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$25.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$8.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
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Your city

Public schools here are run by City of Syracuse, so school money is part of its budget.

City of Syracuse

$1.01 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money64%County and local tax money13%City taxes7.7%Federal tax money5.2%Fees for services (water, parking)5.2%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

64%

of Syracuse's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Syracuse breakdown

City taxes7.7%

Property tax
6.8%$64.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$49.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$26.8 million
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Parking$5.4 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$746 thousand
  • Other school charges$122 thousand
  • School lunches$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$49.1 million

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$602 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$120 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$44.5 million
Fines
0.3%$2.8 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

58%

of Syracuse's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Syracuse breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$586 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$586 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$143 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$127 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$122 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$65.0 million
  • Fire protection$46.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$65.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$39.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$16.0 million
  • Sewer systems$14.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$18.3 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$18.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$17.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$13.7 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$295 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$295 thousand
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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.

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

City of Syracuse. 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.