County government · Honolulu City and County, HI

Honolulu City and County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Honolulu City and County took in $3.97 billion and spent $3.92 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

City-county taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Federal tax money5.9%State tax money4.3%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Honolulu City and County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City-county taxes62%

Property tax
39%$1.56 billion
Other taxes
14%$557 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 7 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$214 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$143 million
  • Public utility taxes$115 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$45.1 million
  • Other licenses$28.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7.5 million
  • Driver's licenses$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$898 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.6%$340 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.02 billion
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$465 million
  • Water$262 million
  • Garbage collection$131 million
  • Other service charges$47.7 million
  • Transit fares$46.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$38.0 million
  • Housing$15.1 million
  • Parking$8.5 million
  • Road charges$4.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$233 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$169 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$4.4 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$86.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt6.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$986 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$474 million
  • Water supply$289 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$222 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$875 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$711 million
  • Roads and highways$164 million
  • Parking$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$814 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$559 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47.5 million
  • Government buildings$37.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$518 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$321 million
  • Fire protection$155 million
  • Courts and legal services$36.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.4 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$266 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$202 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$49.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$14.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$205 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$205 million
Housing and community development
4.8%$188 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$44.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44.3 million
Social services
0.4%$15.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Honolulu City and County. 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 Honolulu City and County 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.