City government · Andrews County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Andrews took in $20.0 million and spent $19.5 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 taxes49%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%County and local tax money10%Fines and other4.1%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax
33%$6.6 million
Property tax
10%$2.0 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$221 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$454 thousand
Fines
1.9%$375 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals9.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

9%

of Andrews' 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%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$699 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$382 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$325 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$232 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$811 thousand
  • Government buildings$367 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$215 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$581 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Andrews. 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 Andrews 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.