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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hermann took in $11.6 million and spent $10.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)74%City taxes19%State tax money3.6%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Hermann's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Sales tax

17%$2.0 million

Property tax

1.4%$164 thousand

Other taxes

0.5%$58 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
Public utility licenses$16 thousand
Tobacco taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services

74%$8.5 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more

Electric power$5.3 million
Gas$1.4 million
Sewer$695 thousand
Water$595 thousand
Garbage collection$490 thousand
Parks and recreation$83 thousand
Airport$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state

3.6%$413 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.8%$93 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

2.0%$227 thousand

Fines

0.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

65%

of Hermann's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

65%$6.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more

Electric power$4.4 million
Gas supply$1.1 million
Water supply$568 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$485 thousand
Sewer systems$279 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$1.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Other and not broken out$773 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$409 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

10%$1.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more

Police$1.0 million
Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Fire protection$16 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

5.2%$540 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$490 thousand
Airports$50 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.1%$535 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$535 thousand

Interest on debt

1.4%$142 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt

Interest on general debt$140 thousand
Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hermann. 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 Hermann 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.