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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hudson took in $1.0 million and spent $878 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money38%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

12%

of Hudson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$473 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$380 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

9.5%

of Hudson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$334 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hudson. 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 Town of Hudson 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.