Town government · Dixie County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cross took in $2.7 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)58%Town taxes28%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Cross' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes28%

Other taxes
15%$410 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$214 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$333 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$290 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$123 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$126 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$111 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.3%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

64%

of Cross' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$289 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$511 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$415 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$297 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cross. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cross 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.