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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Hart took in $971 thousand and spent $874 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services38%City taxes35%State tax money14%Fines and other13%

What stands out

11%

of Hart's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
19%$181 thousand
Other taxes
11%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.7%$46 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$370 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$370 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$137 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$92 thousand
Fines
3.7%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs84%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Interest on debt3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

84%

of Hart's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
84%$734 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hart. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Hart 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.