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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamilton took in $2.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%Town taxes34%State tax money19%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Hamilton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
33%$734 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$905 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$713 thousand
  • Garbage collection$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$431 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$117 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$7 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Hamilton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$955 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$612 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$638 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$327 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$247 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$247 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town 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.