City government · Brown County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamlin took in $12 thousand and spent $10 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%State tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.3%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes75%

Sales tax
33%$4 thousand
Property tax
25%$3 thousand
Other taxes
17%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs80%Parks, recreation and libraries20%

What stands out

80%

of Hamlin's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
80%$8 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hamlin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hamlin 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.