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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hoover took in $196 million and spent $141 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%State tax money9.2%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (sewer)5.7%

What stands out

60%

of Hoover's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes77%

Sales tax
60%$118 million
Other taxes
9.5%$18.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$11.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$976 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.1%$15.9 million

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Sewer$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$18.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$13.5 million
Fines
0.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

50%

of Hoover's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$69.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$31.0 million
  • Police$28.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$25.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$23.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.3 million
  • Libraries$8.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$11.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$139 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hoover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Hoover 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.