City government · Wasatch County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Heber took in $55.9 million and spent $65.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other25%State tax money6.0%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
18%$10.0 million
Other taxes
16%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.2%$4.6 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Airport$380 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$3.4 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
23%$13.0 million
Fines
1.6%$875 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources5.6%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

52%

of Heber's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$34.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$24.3 million
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$432 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$678 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.6%$3.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Heber. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Heber 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.