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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton took in $218 thousand and spent $63 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)65%City taxes22%State tax money8.3%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

65%

of Hamilton'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 taxes22%

Property tax
22%$48 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Parks, recreation and libraries14%

What stands out

14%

of Hamilton's 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%

Running the government and other costs
43%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$16 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hamilton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hamilton 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.