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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hudson took in $23.0 million and spent $20.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money9.8%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

44%

of Hudson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
44%$10.2 million
Other taxes
2.9%$666 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$412 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$187 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Parking$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$185 thousand
  • Transit fares$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$2.3 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$831 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

31%

of Hudson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$994 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$279 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$216 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.1 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$804 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$366 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$817 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hudson. 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 Hudson 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.