Town government · Wise County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Alvord took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%Town taxes36%Fines and other18%County and local tax money3.3%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

18%

of Alvord's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
21%$330 thousand
Sales tax
9.6%$147 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$605 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$38 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$51 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt6.0%Roads, transit and parking3.6%

What stands out

50%

of Alvord's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$566 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
  • Water supply$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Police$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alvord. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alvord 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.