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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hohenwald took in $7.8 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)61%City taxes25%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

61%

of Hohenwald's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
19%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.4%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$403 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 5 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Sewer$875 thousand
  • Garbage collection$381 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$470 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%$146 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$368 thousand
Fines
0.7%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

58%

of Hohenwald's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Gas supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$604 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$836 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$556 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$313 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$313 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$186 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$180 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Social services
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hohenwald. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Hohenwald 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.