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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hilliard took in $54.3 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fines and other19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.9%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

50%

of Hilliard's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Individual income tax
50%$27.0 million
Business income tax
11%$5.8 million
Property tax
3.2%$1.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$265 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$1.7 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$10.1 million
Fines
0.4%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt6.1%

What stands out

37%

of Hilliard's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$11.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$674 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$455 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Public transit$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$219 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hilliard. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hilliard 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.