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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hartford took in $59.1 million and spent $58.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes17%Fines and other8.0%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money4.8%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

64%

of Hartford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
15%$8.9 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$708 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$247 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$37.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 8 more
  • Electric power$27.6 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$925 thousand
  • Garbage collection$503 thousand
  • Airport$388 thousand
  • Transit fares$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Road charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.1 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$2.9 million

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$2.9 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$4.5 million
Fines
0.3%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

59%

of Hartford'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
59%$35.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$26.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$895 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$217 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$521 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$245 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Airports$533 thousand
  • Public transit$262 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$888 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Hartford 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.