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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Humboldt took in $3.6 million and spent $939 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)82%City taxes7.2%State tax money7.1%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Humboldt's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.2%

Property tax
4.6%$163 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$221 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$253 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

15%

of Humboldt'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
34%$315 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$14 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$10 thousand
Social services
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Humboldt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Humboldt 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.