Town government · Caldwell County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hudson took in $3.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)9.4%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money4.7%State tax money4.1%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes69%

Property tax
35%$1.3 million
Sales tax
30%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.2%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$155 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$365 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$249 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$161 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$183 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

24%

of Hudson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$844 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$844 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$637 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$165 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$122 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$122 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hudson. 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 Town of Hudson 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.