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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hills took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money10%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
24%$438 thousand
Sales tax
18%$331 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$639 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$340 thousand
  • Sewer$224 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$187 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$60 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt11%All other spending13%

What stands out

15%

of Hills' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
23%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$251 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$154 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$50 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$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hills. 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 Hills 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.