Town government · Grayson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bells took in $1.6 million and spent $1.7 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 (water)51%Town taxes43%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
27%$430 thousand
Sales tax
10%$157 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$796 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$782 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other6.9%

Fines
3.7%$58 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking0.5%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Bells' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$876 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$876 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$318 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$338 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bells. 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 Town of Bells 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.