Plattsburgh — Financial Data

19,878 Population FY 2023

7.7% Fund Balance FY 2024

$5,330 Per-Capita Spending FY 2024

38.4% Debt Service FY 2024

6.7 Fiscal Stress FY 2024

0.0 Env. Stress FY 2024

Data comparability note: Operates a municipal electric utility (Enterprise Fund). Utility revenues and expenditures inflate total spending relative to cities without municipal utilities.

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

24.2% Poverty Rate 2023

38.9% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

5.0% Unemployment Rate 2023

38.1% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$53,962 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$33,030 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$189,600 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$964 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

29.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Curated financial dashboard (1995–2024)

Fiscal Health

Available Fund Balance

$8,115,811 (2024)

2011 2024

Cash Position

$5,263,499 (2024)

1995 2024

Debt Service

$40,690,816 (2024)

1995 2024

Fund Balance %

7.7% (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service %

38.4% (2024)

1995 2024

Per-Capita Spending

$5,330 (2024)

2010 2024

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

6.7 (2024)

2012 2024

Environmental Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2024)

2012 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Charges For Services

$35,428,386 (2024)

1995 2024

State Aid

$12,345,127 (2024)

1995 2024

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$12,244,785 (2024)

1995 2024

Sales And Use Tax

$5,561,293 (2024)

1995 2024

Use And Sale Of Property

$2,755,605 (2024)

1995 2024

Top Expenditures

Utilities

$21,210,284 (2024)

1995 2024

Employee Benefits

$11,077,865 (2024)

1995 2024

Public Safety

$9,327,378 (2024)

1995 2024

Transportation

$7,831,548 (2024)

1995 2024

General Government

$6,639,459 (2024)

1995 2024

Financial Documents (56)

Year	Title	Type
2024	Plattsburgh OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_AFR
2024	Plattsburgh FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Plattsburgh Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023	Plattsburgh OSC Annual Financial Report 2023	OSC_AFR
2023	Plattsburgh FSMS Report 2023	FSMS_MONITORING

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Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: County seat of Clinton County
OSC Code: 090244000000

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Dependent Entities

Fiscally dependent entities that roll up to Plattsburgh:

Plattsburgh City School District (School district)