City government · Tangipahoa Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hammond took in $40.0 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (housing)0.7%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Hammond's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes86%

Sales tax
72%$28.7 million
Property tax
14%$5.7 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$276 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$239 thousand
  • Housing$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.6%$2.6 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$140 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
2.3%$921 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$138 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Housing and community development50%Police, fire, courts and jails50%Interest on debt0.1%

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
50%$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hammond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Hammond 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.