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Hartford City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hartford City took in $15.6 million and spent $17.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)76%City taxes12%State tax money6.2%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

76%

of Hartford City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$1.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$972 thousand

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%$90 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$786 thousand
Fines
0.3%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

60%

of Hartford City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$609 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$391 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$707 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$570 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartford City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Hartford City 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.