Town government · Alamosa County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hooper took in $79 thousand and spent $38 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (road charges, electric power)18%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes38%

Sales tax
28%$22 thousand
Property tax
8.9%$7 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and electric power
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Electric power$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$13 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$19 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking11%

What stands out

71%

of Hooper's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hooper. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hooper 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.