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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hoisington took in $5.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

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)74%City taxes24%State tax money1.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
12%$669 thousand
Sales tax
9.8%$564 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$171 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Water$863 thousand
  • Sewer$424 thousand
  • Garbage collection$280 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$75 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$21 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals9.6%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%

What stands out

10%

of Hoisington's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$694 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$403 thousand
  • Water supply$190 thousand
  • Sewer systems$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$340 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$312 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$263 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$157 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hoisington. 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 Hoisington 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.