Town government · San Mateo County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hillsborough took in $68.2 million and spent $61.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Town taxes46%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

50%

of Hillsborough's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
30%$20.6 million
Other taxes
14%$9.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$854 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$801 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$622 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.8%$1.2 million

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$34.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$14.7 million
  • Sewer$14.5 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Road charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$418 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$3.8 million

Fines and other-1.8%

Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.9%-$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

35%

of Hillsborough's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$21.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$13.1 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$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$446 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$953 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hillsborough. 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 Town of Hillsborough 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.