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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hillsdale took in $2.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money22%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.7%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

22%

of Hillsdale's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
43%$1.0 million
Other taxes
10%$247 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$228 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$139 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$409 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$533 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$43 thousand
Fines
0.6%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

4.9%

of Hillsdale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$492 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$305 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hillsdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hillsdale 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.