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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton took in $1.1 million and spent $786 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money19%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
57%$644 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$133 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$215 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.8%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Hamilton'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
67%$530 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$530 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamilton. 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 Hamilton 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.