City government · Chambers County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Beach City took in $679 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges)56%State tax money20%Fines and other19%City taxes5.2%

What stands out

14%

of Beach City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes5.2%

Sales tax
5.2%$35 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$137 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
14%$92 thousand
Fines
5.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Interest on debt2.9%Social services2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

63%

of Beach City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$734 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$34 thousand
Social services
2.0%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beach 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 Beach 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.