City government · Bastrop County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bastrop took in $42.6 million and spent $44.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)44%Fines and other4.3%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax
23%$10.0 million
Property tax
15%$6.2 million
Other taxes
11%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$461 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$18.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$626 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
  • Other service charges$142 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$1.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.6 million
Fines
0.7%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

58%

of Bastrop'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
58%$25.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$14.6 million
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$555 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$939 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$844 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$999 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$618 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$306 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on general debt$726 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$651 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$637 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$846 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$846 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$574 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bastrop. 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 Bastrop 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.