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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Victoria took in $13.4 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)37%Fines and other6.6%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
47%$6.3 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$621 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$409 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Sewer$878 thousand
  • Road charges$418 thousand
  • Other service charges$370 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$215 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$879 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt4.7%

What stands out

41%

of Victoria'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
41%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$920 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$939 thousand
  • Fire protection$465 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$644 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$580 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Victoria. 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 Victoria 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.