Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hamden took in $304 million and spent $413 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money16%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)1.2%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Hamden's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
77%$235 million
Other taxes
3.5%$10.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • School lunches$610 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$369 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$229 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$47.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Schools and colleges37%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Sent to other local governments4.0%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

37%

of Hamden's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$176 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
Schools and colleges
37%$154 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$154 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$32.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.9 million
  • Fire protection$14.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$818 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$519 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$16.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$10.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$250 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$161 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hamden 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.