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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Highland took in $42.7 million and spent $44.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Federal tax money17%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services (housing)7.4%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

17%

of Highland's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes56%

Property tax
35%$15.0 million
Other taxes
12%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$355 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$268 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.5%$4.0 million

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Housing$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$7.4 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$3.1 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$3.6 million
Fines
0.3%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

43%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$18.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$992 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Highland. 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 Highland 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.