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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hudson took in $5.4 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other9.0%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

44%

of Hudson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes54%

Property tax
44%$2.4 million
Sales tax
7.5%$406 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$573 thousand
  • Sewer$484 thousand
  • Garbage collection$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$133 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$451 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$123 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Fines
7.8%$426 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Housing and community development16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending15%

What stands out

16%

of Hudson's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$307 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$987 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$574 thousand
  • Sewer systems$230 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$181 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$903 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$754 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$455 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$555 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$549 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$549 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$122 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$89 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$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hudson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Hudson 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.