City government · Reagan County, TX

Big Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Big Lake took in $7.8 million and spent $5.4 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 taxes54%Fees for services (water, gas)46%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes54%

Sales tax
41%$3.2 million
Property tax
9.7%$750 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$152 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Gas$959 thousand
  • Garbage collection$729 thousand
  • Sewer$578 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Running the government and other costs5.8%Interest on debt5.6%Health and hospitals5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

83%

of Big Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
83%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$971 thousand
  • Sewer systems$446 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$312 thousand
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)$212 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$306 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$273 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$273 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Big Lake. 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 Big Lake 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.