City government · Brazoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alvin took in $46.5 million and spent $34.1 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 taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Fines and other1.6%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes60%

Property tax
29%$13.6 million
Sales tax
21%$9.6 million
Other taxes
10%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$16.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Hospital bills$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$661 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$676 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$208 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
1.2%$572 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs8.8%Health and hospitals7.8%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

7.8%

of Alvin's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$902 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$400 thousand
  • Fire protection$179 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$728 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$601 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$152 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$791 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alvin. 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 Alvin 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.