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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamburg took in $1.2 million and spent $973 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, road charges)38%State tax money10%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

44%

of Hamburg's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
44%$518 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$446 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 3 more
  • Water$243 thousand
  • Road charges$112 thousand
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$118 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$11 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$72 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

13%

of Hamburg's 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$307 thousand
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$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$261 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$188 thousand
  • Sewer systems$71 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$42 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hamburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hamburg 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.