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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hartford took in $1.2 million and spent $822 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%County and local tax money2.9%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Hartford's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
20%$240 thousand
Sales tax
12%$136 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$321 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$237 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$372 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$34 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments7.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Hartford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$329 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$286 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$186 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$58 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartford. 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 Hartford 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.