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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hazen took in $3.9 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, gas)26%Fines and other15%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

39%

of Hazen's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
39%$1.5 million
Property tax
3.3%$130 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$585 thousand
  • Gas$407 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$211 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$334 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
11%$417 thousand
Fines
4.6%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

36%

of Hazen's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$814 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$626 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$655 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
  • Water supply$213 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
  • Gas supply$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$178 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
  • Airports$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$162 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$63 thousand
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$55 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Hazen 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.