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Horizon City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Horizon City took in $11.4 million and spent $11.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes82%Fines and other11%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes82%

Property tax
48%$5.5 million
Sales tax
30%$3.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$499 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$499 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$50 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$763 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$1.1 million
Fines
1.8%$207 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Health and hospitals3.1%

What stands out

50%

of Horizon City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$869 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$439 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$633 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$633 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$374 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$369 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$369 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Horizon City. 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 Horizon City 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.