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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Argyle took in $9.9 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%State tax money9.9%Fines and other9.1%

What stands out

19%

of Argyle's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes69%

Property tax
31%$3.1 million
Other taxes
19%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
19%$1.9 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$920 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$978 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$607 thousand
Fines
2.9%$290 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Argyle's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$219 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$992 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$841 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$239 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Argyle. 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 Argyle 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.