City government · Brazoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Angleton took in $28.3 million and spent $22.3 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 taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
30%$8.5 million
Sales tax
21%$6.1 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$393 thousand
  • Other licenses$337 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$521 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.8%$505 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

40%

of Angleton'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
40%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$710 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$529 thousand
  • Fire protection$445 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$1.8 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)$766 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$500 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$318 thousand
  • Government buildings$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$349 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$214 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$214 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Angleton. 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 Angleton 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.