Town government · Guadalupe County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Vaughn took in $1.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money23%Federal tax money20%Town taxes17%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

20%

of Vaughn's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes17%

Sales tax
7.1%$124 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$102 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.9%$67 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$598 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$206 thousand
  • Water$200 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$350 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$402 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$55 thousand
Fines
2.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals6.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

6.9%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$633 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)$291 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$450 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
  • Sewer systems$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$261 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$162 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$184 thousand
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$122 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vaughn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Vaughn 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.