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Holy Cross's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Holy Cross took in $405 thousand and spent $317 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes35%State tax money25%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
20%$81 thousand
Sales tax
15%$59 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$146 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$72 thousand
  • Water$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$101 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%

What stands out

8.2%

of Holy Cross' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$75 thousand
  • Water supply$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$64 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Holy Cross. 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 Holy Cross 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.