City government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hartford took in $3.2 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money29%City taxes20%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

29%

of Hartford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
16%$502 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$121 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$567 thousand
  • Water$496 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$136 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$934 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$110 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$172 thousand
Fines
1.0%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments3.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

34%

of Hartford's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$735 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$529 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$524 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$234 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$112 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$112 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartford. 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 City of Hartford 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.