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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Highland took in $48.9 million and spent $47.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%State tax money21%City taxes10%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

62%

of Highland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes10%

Property tax
9.5%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$30.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$17.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$10.2 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$601 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Health and hospitals7.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

53%

of Highland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$25.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$16.9 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$455 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
7.0%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$453 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$900 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Highland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Highland 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.