City government · Jim Wells County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alice took in $23.1 million and spent $22.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%City taxes43%State tax money3.3%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
24%$5.6 million
Property tax
14%$3.2 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$869 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$265 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$769 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.2%$273 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$217 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

44%

of Alice'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
44%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$721 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$672 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$645 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$514 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$445 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$445 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alice. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alice 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.