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Balcones Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Balcones Heights took in $8.4 million and spent $9.3 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 taxes72%Fines and other16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.5%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes72%

Sales tax
37%$3.1 million
Property tax
21%$1.8 million
Other taxes
14%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$568 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$389 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$715 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$714 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$296 thousand

Fines and other16%

Fines
16%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Housing and community development5.7%Roads, transit and parking1.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

61%

of Balcones Heights' 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
61%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$415 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.3 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)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$715 thousand
  • Government buildings$248 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$687 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$687 thousand
Housing and community development
5.7%$524 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Balcones Heights. 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 Balcones Heights 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.