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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 $424 thousand and spent $337 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Town taxes41%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
41%$172 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$44 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$190 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Health and hospitals4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

5.3%

of Hillsboro's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.