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New Hope's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Hope took in $299 thousand and spent $235 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money41%Federal tax money13%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
44%$132 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$38 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$123 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

6%

of New Hope's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$42 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)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Hope. 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 New Hope 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.