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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hanahan took in $19.8 million and spent $15.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Federal tax money31%Fines and other30%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.3%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

31%

of Hanahan's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
21%$4.2 million
Other taxes
11%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$460 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$415 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$6.2 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$460 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$370 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$5.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

44%

of Hanahan'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
44%$7.0 million
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$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$889 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$429 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$378 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$923 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$923 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$575 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hanahan. 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 City of Hanahan 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.