Village government · Harris County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hilshire took in $2.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes70%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

70%

of Hilshire's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes70%

Property tax
70%$1.5 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$100 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$31 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Environment and natural resources7.1%Interest on debt2.9%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Hilshire'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
60%$774 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$522 thousand
  • Fire protection$215 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$212 thousand
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)$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$164 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.1%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hilshire. 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 Village of Hilshire 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.