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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Herman took in $599 thousand and spent $499 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Town taxes41%Federal tax money9.7%County and local tax money3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
36%$217 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$58 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$266 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%

What stands out

24%

of Herman's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$281 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$281 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Herman. 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 Herman 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.