City government · Jones County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Anson took in $13.7 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)78%City taxes19%Fines and other1.2%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

78%

of Anson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
15%$2.1 million
Sales tax
3.2%$433 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$464 thousand
  • Sewer$369 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$137 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.7%$89 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Running the government and other costs5.4%Roads, transit and parking1.7%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

62%

of Anson's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
62%$7.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$449 thousand
  • Sewer systems$382 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$824 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$697 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$646 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$322 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$161 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$118 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$43 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Anson. 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 City of Anson 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.