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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamburg took in $4.7 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes13%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes13%

Property tax
10%$489 thousand
Sales tax
2.9%$138 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$469 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs8.2%Sent to other local governments5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

47%

of Hamburg's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
47%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$411 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$251 thousand
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$150 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$109 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hamburg. 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 City of Hamburg 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.