City government · Washington County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hanover took in $656 thousand and spent $550 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Fines and other4.3%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
47%$310 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$297 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$132 thousand
  • Water$129 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Hanover'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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$120 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Social services
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hanover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Hanover 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.