City government · Mercer County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hazen took in $4.8 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%Fines and other23%City taxes19%

What stands out

22%

of Hazen's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
11%$514 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$309 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$727 thousand
  • Garbage collection$252 thousand
  • Sewer$160 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Transit fares$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.6 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$1.1 million
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

21%

of Hazen's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$957 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$254 thousand
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$786 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$583 thousand
  • Public transit$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$551 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$478 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$479 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$427 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$221 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$204 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$85 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hazen. 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 City of Hazen 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.