ZIP 14608 · Rochester, 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

Monroe County

$2.46 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes64%State tax money18%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)9.1%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money2.1%Local tax money1.8%
Full Monroe County breakdown

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes64%

Sales tax
45%$980 million
Property tax
19%$406 million
Other taxes
0.6%$12.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$374 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$198 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$61.3 million
  • Other service charges$37.9 million
  • College tuition$33.9 million
  • Sewer$19.5 million
  • Electric power$14.4 million
  • Garbage collection$13.2 million
  • Airport$7.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
  • Gas$859 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$44.9 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$385 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$38.4 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$108 million
Fines
<0.1%$608 thousand
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Where the money goes

Sent to other local governments38%Social services13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals11%Running the government and other costs9.9%All other spending17%

What stands out

38%

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

Full Monroe County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
38%$926 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$753 million
  • Sent to the state government$173 million
Social services
13%$309 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$309 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$289 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$109 million
  • Prisons and jails$91.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$50.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$30.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
11%$266 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$186 million
  • Hospitals$80.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$242 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$199 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.6 million
  • Government buildings$14.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.8 million
Schools and colleges
5.4%$133 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$123 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$9.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$89.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$62.2 million
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$78.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$43.5 million
  • Airports$31.1 million
  • Public transit$3.5 million
  • Parking$789 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$59.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48.1 million
  • Libraries$11.4 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$57.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$4.4 million
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Your city

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

City of Rochester

$1.83 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money59%County and local tax money14%Fines and other9.1%City taxes7.8%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)5.8%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

59%

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

Full Rochester breakdown

City taxes7.8%

Property tax
6.7%$113 million
Other taxes
1.2%$19.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$11.0 million
  • Other licenses$7.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$925 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$180 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$38 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$98.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$40.7 million
  • Garbage collection$30.5 million
  • Other service charges$15.1 million
  • Parking$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Other school charges$533 thousand
  • School lunches$48 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$81.2 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$995 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$229 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$152 million
Fines
0.1%$2.5 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

53%

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

Full Rochester breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
53%$970 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$970 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$382 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$345 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21.3 million
  • Government buildings$8.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$193 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$107 million
  • Fire protection$63.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$98.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$53.9 million
  • Water supply$44.1 million
  • Sewer systems$533 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$58.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$44.4 million
  • Parking$10.0 million
  • Public transit$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$45.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26.1 million
  • Libraries$19.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$41.9 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$41.9 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$18.1 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$16.7 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
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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.

Monroe 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 Rochester. 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.