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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bellaire took in $39.4 million and spent $32.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.7%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Bellaire's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes68%

Property tax
55%$21.5 million
Sales tax
7.1%$2.8 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$37 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.0%$384 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$301 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking9.9%

What stands out

12%

of Bellaire's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.1 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)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Libraries$746 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellaire. 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 Bellaire 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.