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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Homestead took in $277 thousand and spent $291 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Town taxes42%County and local tax money8.7%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Homestead's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
41%$114 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$125 thousand

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$24 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

7.2%

of Homestead'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
69%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$43 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)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Homestead. 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 Homestead 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.