City government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hart took in $10.4 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)79%City taxes8.1%State tax money6.0%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

79%

of Hart'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%.

City taxes8.1%

Property tax
7.8%$808 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$439 thousand
  • Other service charges$411 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$82 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$626 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$64 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$544 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

55%

of Hart's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$5.4 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$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Electric power$721 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$647 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$558 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$396 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$84 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$84 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hart. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hart 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.