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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hammel took in $378 thousand and spent $305 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money39%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (road charges)1.9%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Hammel's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$212 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$3 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$146 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

69%

of Hammel's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hammel. 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 Hammel 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.