City government · Hancock County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Hamilton took in $4.7 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money24%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%City taxes21%Federal tax money19%Fines and other16%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
17%$780 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$137 thousand
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$977 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$670 thousand
  • Sewer$305 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$882 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.1 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
13%$632 thousand
Fines
2.4%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

27%

of Hamilton's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$274 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$698 thousand
  • Police$436 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$512 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$503 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$456 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$456 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
  • Libraries$118 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$235 thousand
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$235 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hamilton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hamilton 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.