City government · McLennan County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hewitt took in $18.2 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other10%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Hewitt's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Property tax
32%$5.7 million
Sales tax
18%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$218 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$217 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$501 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$1.7 million
Fines
0.8%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Environment and natural resources3.6%

What stands out

11%

of Hewitt's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$329 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$184 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$713 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$698 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$364 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$256 thousand
  • Government buildings$245 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$816 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$688 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$962 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$728 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$472 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$472 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hewitt. 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 Hewitt 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.