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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hornell took in $21.3 million and spent $20.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%State tax money21%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
21%$4.5 million
Property tax
21%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$168 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$410 thousand
  • Sewer$341 thousand
  • Transit fares$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.7 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$71 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$630 thousand
Fines
0.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

5.4%

of Hornell's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$679 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Public transit$512 thousand
  • Airports$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$772 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$673 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$362 thousand
  • Libraries$311 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$296 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$249 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$102 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hornell. 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 Hornell 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.