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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hercules took in $43.4 million and spent $27.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)24%Fines and other22%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

11%

of Hercules' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Other taxes
25%$11.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$257 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$200 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$4.9 million
Property tax
9.0%$3.9 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$2.6 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$1.2 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$9.6 million
Fines
0.1%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Interest on debt5.2%

What stands out

25%

of Hercules' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hercules. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hercules 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.