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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hixton took in $429 thousand and spent $360 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes39%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%

What stands out

52%

of Hixton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
38%$164 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$35 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Health and hospitals1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

76%

of Hixton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$50 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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hixton. 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 Hixton 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.