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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Havelock took in $179 thousand and spent $259 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%State tax money11%County and local tax money8.9%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

8.9%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
34%$60 thousand
Sales tax
8.9%$16 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$9 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$20 thousand

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

51%

of Havelock'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
51%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Havelock. 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 Havelock 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.