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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Herndon took in $478 thousand and spent $285 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)53%Fines and other35%City taxes10%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Herndon's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes10%

Property tax
5.6%$27 thousand
Sales tax
3.6%$17 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and public utility licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$168 thousand
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
35%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

62%

of Herndon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$177 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$120 thousand
  • Water supply$30 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Herndon. 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 Herndon 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.