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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belton took in $7.0 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%City taxes36%State tax money18%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Belton's 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%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
19%$1.3 million
Other taxes
17%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$512 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$284 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$269 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$971 thousand
  • Garbage collection$419 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.2 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$348 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$103 thousand
Fines
1.3%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Running the government and other costs6.3%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

36%

of Belton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$591 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$513 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$513 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$481 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Belton 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.