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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hondo took in $68.1 million and spent $58.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)78%City taxes12%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Hondo'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 taxes12%

Property tax
9.1%$6.2 million
Sales tax
2.8%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$178 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$53.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$36.0 million
  • Electric power$9.1 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Airport$750 thousand
  • Other service charges$408 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$2.2 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$3.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$56 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$959 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

64%

of Hondo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
64%$37.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$37.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.0 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$606 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$933 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$342 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.2 million
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$347 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$974 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$630 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$329 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hondo. 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 Hondo 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.