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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hillsboro took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%City taxes29%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

35%

of Hillsboro's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
27%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$740 thousand
  • Water$277 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.3 million

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%$121 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$114 thousand
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

8.4%

of Hillsboro's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$615 thousand
  • Water supply$393 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$616 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$379 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$514 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$401 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$297 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$292 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Libraries$118 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$270 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hillsboro. 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 City of Hillsboro 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.