City government · Graham County, KS

Hill City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hill City took in $3.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other75%City taxes25%County and local tax money0.3%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Hill City'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 taxes25%

Property tax
17%$626 thousand
Sales tax
7.5%$286 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other75%

Interest, rents and other
75%$2.8 million
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

8.3%

of Hill City'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$777 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 1 more
  • Water supply$403 thousand
  • Electric power$293 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$597 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$386 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$294 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$250 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$171 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
  • Airports$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$66 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hill City. 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 Hill City 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.