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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hackberry took in $4.8 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)87%Town taxes8.5%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

87%

of Hackberry'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%.

Town taxes8.5%

Sales tax
4.0%$192 thousand
Property tax
3.7%$175 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$469 thousand
  • Road charges$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$199 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Roads, transit and parking0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Hackberry's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$857 thousand
  • Water supply$603 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$355 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$900 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$900 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$871 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$434 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$157 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hackberry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hackberry 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.