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Howey in the Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Howey in the Hills took in $4.5 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%State tax money11%Fines and other11%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

20%

of Howey in the Hills' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
23%$1.0 million
Other taxes
20%$908 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$429 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$231 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$178 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$50 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$744 thousand
  • Garbage collection$210 thousand
  • Sewer$154 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$260 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$490 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$141 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$471 thousand
Fines
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs11%Environment and natural resources6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

42%

of Howey in the Hills' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$289 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$349 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$306 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$197 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$167 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$49 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Howey in the Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Howey in the Hills 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.