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Bee Cave's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bee Cave took in $14.9 million and spent $7.0 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 taxes88%State tax money6.7%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services<0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

75%

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

City taxes88%

Sales tax
75%$11.2 million
Other taxes
10%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$863 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$694 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$269 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$996 thousand

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%$11 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$490 thousand
Fines
2.3%$336 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs40%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Interest on debt6.7%Roads, transit and parking3.3%

What stands out

42%

of Bee Cave's 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
42%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$515 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$2.8 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$606 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$582 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$541 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$541 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$473 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bee Cave. 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 Bee Cave 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.