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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hastings took in $11.4 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money20%County and local tax money7.7%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

7.7%

of Hastings' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
35%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$391 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$74 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.3 million

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$873 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$443 thousand
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries33%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Hastings' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$668 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$261 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$115 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hastings. 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 Hastings 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.