City government · Callahan County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Baird took in $2.0 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)58%City taxes39%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
29%$591 thousand
Sales tax
10%$206 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$662 thousand
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Sewer$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$34 thousand
Fines
1.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Baird's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$341 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$339 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$188 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baird. 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 Baird 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.