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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hurlock took in $6.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)67%Town taxes26%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

67%

of Hurlock's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
23%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
2.6%$172 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$258 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$121 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$203 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$106 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

21%

of Hurlock's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$660 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$596 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$928 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$835 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hurlock. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hurlock 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.