City government · Hidalgo County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alton took in $11.0 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%City taxes38%Fines and other9.8%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
22%$2.4 million
Sales tax
16%$1.7 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$743 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$968 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$286 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$618 thousand
Fines
4.2%$457 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

35%

of Alton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$708 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$419 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$408 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$235 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$235 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$90 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Social services
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alton. 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 Alton 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.