City government · Bee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Beeville took in $30.3 million and spent $25.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%Fines and other32%City taxes24%Federal tax money7.2%State tax money0.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Beeville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
12%$3.7 million
Property tax
9.0%$2.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$904 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$606 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$777 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$2.2 million

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$43 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$34 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
30%$9.1 million
Fines
1.6%$491 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

53%

of Beeville'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
53%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.0 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$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$541 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$179 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$871 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$871 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$572 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$572 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$312 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$164 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beeville. 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 Beeville 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.