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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hartford took in $6.1 million and spent $4.2 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 taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

22%

of Hartford's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Property tax
27%$1.6 million
Sales tax
22%$1.3 million
Other taxes
5.0%$305 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$199 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$52 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$890 thousand
  • Sewer$659 thousand
  • Road charges$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$300 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$212 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$518 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

6.5%

of Hartford's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$557 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$963 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$532 thousand
  • Sewer systems$431 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$893 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$885 thousand
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$474 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$335 thousand
  • Fire protection$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$410 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Housing and community development
6.5%$268 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartford. 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 Hartford 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.