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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Henderson took in $800 million and spent $722 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money24%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money5.8%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

24%

of Henderson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes31%

Property tax

19%$156 million

Other taxes

12%$94.5 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more

Public utility taxes$45.6 million
Other licenses$26.6 million
Occupation and business licenses$13.6 million
Other selective sales taxes$6.0 million
Amusement licenses$1.7 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services

28%$222 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$102 million
Sewer$57.0 million
Other service charges$51.2 million
Parks and recreation$12.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government

1.6%$13.1 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state

24%$192 million

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.8%$46.6 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other

9.1%$72.8 million

Fines

0.4%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Housing and community development4.6%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

45%

of Henderson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

45%$322 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more

Police$145 million
Fire protection$98.6 million
Prisons and jails$30.5 million
Inspections and regulation$29.0 million
Courts and legal services$19.4 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

24%$177 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems

Water supply$109 million
Sewer systems$67.4 million

Running the government and other costs

13%$90.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$37.9 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19.9 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.8 million
Government buildings$15.2 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.3%$67.3 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$67.3 million

Housing and community development

4.6%$33.5 million

Roads, transit and parking

2.4%$17.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$17.2 million

Interest on debt

2.0%$14.2 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$10.1 million
Interest on water supply debt$4.1 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Henderson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Henderson 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.