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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garland took in $1.3 million and spent $797 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money21%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

75%

of Garland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$998 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$280 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Social services1.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

5.6%

of Garland'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
54%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$433 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$239 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Social services
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Garland. 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 Garland 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.