City government · Washington County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hurricane took in $28.5 million and spent $78.3 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 taxes43%Fees for services (water, electric power)35%Fines and other16%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
25%$7.2 million
Other taxes
13%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$659 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$323 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$183 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$1.3 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 6 more
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$563 thousand
  • Road charges$330 thousand
  • Sewer$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$247 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.6 million
Fines
3.1%$891 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

64%

of Hurricane'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
64%$50.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$39.6 million
  • Water supply$10.7 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$8.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$155 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
  • Airports$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$685 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$454 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$750 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$650 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$650 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$264 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$264 thousand
Social services
0.3%$217 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$217 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hurricane. 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 Hurricane 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.