City government · Hill County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hillsboro took in $17.4 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%State tax money7.5%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

25%

of Hillsboro's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Property tax
26%$4.5 million
Sales tax
25%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.0%$530 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$526 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Airport$334 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
3.8%$657 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

38%

of Hillsboro'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$809 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$966 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$525 thousand
  • Libraries$441 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$826 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$537 thousand
  • Airports$289 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$448 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro 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.