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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Holton took in $13.3 million and spent $13.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes25%Fines and other3.1%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
13%$1.8 million
Sales tax
11%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$212 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$111 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$318 thousand
Fines
0.7%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

61%

of Holton'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
61%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.8 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.6 million
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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$726 thousand
  • Fire protection$368 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$724 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$724 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$697 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$533 thousand
  • Libraries$164 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Holton. 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 Holton 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.