City government · Taney County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hollister took in $8.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money8.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
52%$4.2 million
Property tax
4.6%$371 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$371 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$246 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$571 thousand
  • Garbage collection$209 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$669 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$61 thousand
Fines
0.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments5.6%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

27%

of Hollister'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$953 thousand
  • Sewer systems$907 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$887 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$780 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$704 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$704 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$342 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$342 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$294 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$248 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Hollister 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.