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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamburg took in $511 thousand and spent $596 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money40%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

-10.4%

of Hamburg's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
68%$346 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money-10%

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

From the federal government
-10%-$53 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$206 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

7.7%

of Hamburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hamburg 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.