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Warr Acres's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Warr Acres took in $13.5 million and spent $18.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)19%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money1.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

54%

of Warr Acres' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes68%

Sales tax
54%$7.3 million
Property tax
8.6%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.4%$726 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$542 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Sewer$918 thousand
  • Other service charges$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$229 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$198 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$1.1 million
Fines
1.2%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt1.6%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Warr Acres' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$280 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warr Acres. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Warr Acres 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.