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Balch Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Balch Springs took in $41.2 million and spent $25.0 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 taxes51%Federal tax money23%State tax money21%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes51%

Sales tax
24%$9.9 million
Property tax
21%$8.7 million
Other taxes
6.0%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$754 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$9.6 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$8.6 million

Fines and other4.7%

Fines
3.9%$1.6 million
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$313 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

43%

of Balch Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$328 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$310 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$778 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Housing and community development
4.4%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$662 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$341 thousand
  • Libraries$321 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$487 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Balch Springs. 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 Balch Springs 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.