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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hamtramck took in $67.9 million and spent $95.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%City taxes23%Fees for services (housing, parking)17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

41%

of Hamtramck's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
14%$9.3 million
Individual income tax
6.7%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$527 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 1 more
  • Other service charges$10.1 million
  • Housing$1.3 million
  • Parking$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$7.7 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$28.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$172 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Fines
3.6%$2.5 million
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Housing and community development5.5%Sent to other local governments4.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

57%

of Hamtramck's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$54.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$50.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$843 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.1 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$712 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$591 thousand
Housing and community development
5.5%$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$4.4 million
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$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$617 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$617 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$320 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$297 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hamtramck. 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 Hamtramck 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.