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Aransas Pass's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Aransas Pass took in $22.8 million and spent $28.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%Federal tax money28%Fines and other4.9%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Aransas Pass' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
25%$5.6 million
Sales tax
12%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$612 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$561 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$6.3 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$37 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$760 thousand
Fines
1.5%$353 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt3.8%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

54%

of Aransas Pass' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$15.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.4 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$392 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.3 million
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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$723 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$931 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$702 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$362 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$979 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$979 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$627 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$432 thousand
  • Libraries$195 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aransas Pass. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Aransas Pass 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.