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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hillsboro took in $19.7 million and spent $11.6 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%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%State tax money11%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

20%

of Hillsboro's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Property tax
45%$8.9 million
Individual income tax
20%$4.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.4%$482 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments4.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

26%

of Hillsboro'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
27%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.0 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$696 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$657 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$465 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$535 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$535 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$299 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$191 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro 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.