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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hudson took in $71.4 million and spent $72.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)36%Fines and other9.0%State tax money5.0%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes50%

Individual income tax
43%$30.7 million
Property tax
6.8%$4.9 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$25.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$20.0 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$3.6 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$5.1 million
Fines
1.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Schools and colleges3.0%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

42%

of Hudson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$30.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$22.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$13.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$295 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$12.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$472 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.0%$2.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$604 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hudson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City 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.