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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamlet took in $10.7 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, liquor stores)52%City taxes38%State tax money9.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
23%$2.5 million
Sales tax
12%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.7%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$186 thousand
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$429 thousand
  • Garbage collection$337 thousand
  • Hospital bills$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$988 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Hamlet's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Liquor stores$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$611 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$268 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
  • Government buildings$362 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$332 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$840 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$840 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$505 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$505 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Hamlet 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.