City government · Washington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hugo took in $26.0 million and spent $21.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)33%State tax money9.6%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Hugo's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
42%$11.0 million
Other taxes
3.2%$843 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$665 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$407 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$1.1 million

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$2.5 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$32 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$1.9 million
Fines
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

30%

of Hugo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$8.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$853 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$1.8 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$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$718 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$847 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$847 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$400 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hugo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Hugo 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.