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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hinton took in $3.1 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)60%City taxes29%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Hinton'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 taxes29%

Property tax
24%$721 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$160 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$372 thousand
  • Water$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$202 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$110 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

23%

of Hinton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$868 thousand
  • Water supply$149 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
  • Sewer systems$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$906 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$741 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$744 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$294 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$219 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$64 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$64 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hinton. 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 Hinton 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.