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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hempstead took in $13.9 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%City taxes23%Federal tax money7.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Hempstead'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 taxes23%

Property tax
16%$2.2 million
Sales tax
7.1%$993 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$5.2 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$902 thousand
  • Gas$683 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$1.0 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Hempstead's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.2 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$631 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$322 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$219 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 3 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$746 thousand
  • Water supply$109 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
  • Gas supply$80 thousand
  • Electric power$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$627 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$627 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hempstead. 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 City of Hempstead 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.