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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopewell took in $3.6 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%Town taxes32%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%State tax money5.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes32%

Property tax
28%$1.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$566 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$439 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$213 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$48 thousand
Fines
0.6%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt4.8%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Hopewell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$615 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$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$561 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$539 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$446 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$135 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hopewell. 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 Hopewell 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.