City government · Matagorda County, TX

Bay City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bay City took in $42.4 million and spent $30.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money34%City taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money1.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Bay City's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
15%$6.5 million
Sales tax
14%$6.0 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$354 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Airport$490 thousand
  • Gas$443 thousand
  • Other service charges$305 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$14.4 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$596 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.7%$300 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

43%

of Bay City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$12.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$393 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$561 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$565 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bay City. 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 Bay City 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.