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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hayward took in $534 thousand and spent $431 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money15%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
37%$198 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$195 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$77 thousand
  • Sewer$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$13 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$79 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking3.2%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

40%

of Hayward's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$139 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$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hayward. 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 Hayward 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.