City government · Bexar County, TX

Alamo Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alamo Heights took in $4.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)15%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

56%

of Alamo Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
56%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$619 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$617 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$947 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$124 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$63 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Environment and natural resources3.4%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

39%

of Alamo Heights' 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%

Health and hospitals
39%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$582 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$400 thousand
  • Police$224 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$372 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.4%$125 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$125 thousand
Social services
3.1%$114 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$114 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alamo Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 City of Alamo Heights 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.