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Government budget and revenue in Hampton, Virginia: official figures

Hampton's city government took in $780.91 million in total revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, or $5,657 for each of its 138,037 residents (2024 figure in the finance file); per resident that is the 74th highest of 582 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey.

City government revenue per resident
$5,657
2024
City government spending per resident
$5,824
2024
City long-term debt per resident
$2,850
2024

How much does Hampton spend and on what?

It spent $803.99 million in the same year, $5,824 per resident, the 83rd highest of 582 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey. The largest identified functions were elementary and secondary schools (40.4%), parks and recreation (7.4%) and public welfare (7.0%) of the total.

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How much tax does Hampton collect per resident?

Taxes raised $335.60 million ($2,431 per resident, the 49th highest of 582) in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, 43.0% of general revenue, compared with 49.3% for all US city governments combined in 2022.

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What taxes does Hampton rely on?

Of Hampton's tax revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, property tax made up 69.3%, general sales tax 6.8%, selective sales taxes (on utilities, fuel, alcohol, tobacco, hotels and others) 16.6%. Across all US city governments in 2022, property tax made up 48.1% and general sales tax 19.8%; Hampton's property tax share is the 178th highest of 580 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey.

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How much federal and state money does Hampton get?

Payments from other governments made up 39.6% of Hampton's city government's general revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024: 7.9% from the federal government ($449 per resident), 30.9% from the state and 0.8% from other local governments. For all US city governments in 2022 the aid share was 24.3%.

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How much does Hampton raise from fees and utilities?

Fees and charges for services such as sewerage, trash, parks and airports brought in $88.08 million, 11.3% of general revenue (all US city governments in 2022: 20.0%).

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How much does Hampton spend on police?

Hampton's city government spent $46.75 million on police in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, $339 per resident (the 257th lowest of 582) and 5.8% of its total spending; police took 10.3% of spending across all US city governments in 2022.

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How much does Hampton spend on fire protection?

Fire protection cost $32.53 million, $236 per resident, in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024.

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Does Hampton city government run the schools?

Hampton's city government also pays for public schools: elementary and secondary education took $324.62 million, 40.4% of its spending in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, which in most US cities is spent by a separate school district instead.

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How much debt does Hampton have?

At the end of the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, Hampton's city government owed $393.36 million in long-term debt, $2,850 per resident (the 206th highest of 582). During the year it issued $7,000 of new long-term debt and repaid $11.48 million.

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How much does Hampton pay in interest on its debt?

Interest on debt cost $13.57 million in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, 1.7% of total spending.

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How has the Hampton city budget changed?

Between the Census survey years 2022 and 2024 (not adjusted for inflation), total revenue per resident rose 20.4% from $4,699 to $5,657, spending per resident rose 11.2% to $5,824, taxes per resident rose 12.0% to $2,431.

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How Hampton compares with other cities in the United States

City government total revenue per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 93 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total revenue per resident, 2022
90Warwick$4,804
91Berkeley$4,782
92Virginia Beach$4,759
93Hampton$4,699
94Chesapeake$4,688
95Jacksonville$4,684
96Bristol$4,683
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City government total spending per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 83 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total spending per resident, 2022
80Lafayette$5,254
81Marietta$5,254
82Los Angeles$5,245
83Hampton$5,237
84New Braunfels$5,228
85Lowell$5,218
86Tallahassee$5,208
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City taxes collected per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 60 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity taxes collected per resident, 2022
57Taunton$2,232
58Urban Honolulu$2,223
59Revere$2,211
60Hampton$2,170
61Methuen$2,167
62Huntsville$2,164
63San Luis Obispo$2,161
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City spending on police per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 563 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity spending on police per resident, 2022
560Paramount$242
561Oklahoma City$242
562Midland$241
563Hampton$240
564Chicopee$240
565Kannapolis$238
566Weymouth Town$238
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City long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 190 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2022
187Des Plaines$3,340
188Winston-Salem$3,324
189Franklin$3,323
190Hampton$3,321
191Athens$3,319
192St. Petersburg$3,310
193Folsom$3,268
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Property tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 202 of 730, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityProperty tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2022
199St. Petersburg67.6%
200Wheaton67.5%
201Deerfield Beach67.4%
202Hampton67.3%
203Bloomington67.0%
204Chapel Hill66.9%
205Fort Pierce66.8%
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Federal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Hampton ranks 67 of 730, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityFederal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2022
64Pensacola40.5%
65Athens39.9%
66Schenectady39.9%
67Hampton39.6%
68Peoria39.5%
69Utica39.4%
70Jersey City39.4%
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City government total revenue per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 74 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total revenue per resident, 2024
71East Orange$5,782
72Anchorage$5,700
73Lynn$5,687
74Hampton$5,657
75Fall River$5,649
76Somerville$5,634
77Revere$5,587
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City government total spending per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 83 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total spending per resident, 2024
80Bayonne$5,896
81Chesapeake$5,873
82Chicago$5,825
83Hampton$5,824
84Warwick$5,747
85Virginia Beach$5,746
86Manchester$5,728
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City taxes collected per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 49 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity taxes collected per resident, 2024
46Yonkers$2,446
47Delray Beach$2,444
48Everett$2,439
49Hampton$2,431
50White Plains$2,429
51Stamford$2,397
52Taunton$2,370
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City spending on police per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 326 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity spending on police per resident, 2024
323La Habra$341
324Sanford$340
325Waterloo$339
326Hampton$339
327New Haven$339
328Montgomery$339
329Roanoke$338
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City long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 206 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2024
203Syracuse$2,881
204Grapevine$2,870
205Gulfport$2,852
206Hampton$2,850
207Conway$2,849
208Amarillo$2,837
209Port St. Lucie$2,827
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Property tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 178 of 580, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityProperty tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2024
175Rancho Cucamonga69.4%
176Lancaster69.4%
177Margate69.3%
178Hampton69.3%
179Wheaton69.2%
180Des Moines69.1%
181Oak Park69.0%
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Federal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Hampton ranks 71 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityFederal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2024
68Carmel40.3%
69Newport News40.2%
70Homestead39.6%
71Hampton39.6%
72Detroit39.4%
73Valdosta39.4%
74Maricopa39.3%
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