City government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hammond took in $255 million and spent $285 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes24%Fines and other19%State tax money13%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

5.9%

of Hammond's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$58.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$671 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$44 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$110 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$68.6 million
  • Water$28.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$12.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$470 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$33.4 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.5 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
13%$32.6 million
Fines
5.9%$15.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

42%

of Hammond's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$118 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$111 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$67.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$48.7 million
  • Water supply$13.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$55.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$33.2 million
  • Fire protection$22.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$18.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$11.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$6.9 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$9.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
Social services
1.1%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$2.6 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$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$186 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$309 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$309 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hammond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Hammond 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.