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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hawthorne took in $533 thousand and spent $328 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Town taxes34%Fines and other17%Federal tax money11%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

17%

of Hawthorne's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
34%$182 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$60 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$193 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs34%Interest on debt7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Health and hospitals0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

7%

of Hawthorne's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$113 thousand
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$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hawthorne. 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 Hawthorne 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.