City government · Blanco County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Blanco took in $12.7 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other45%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes20%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

43%

of Blanco's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Other taxes
7.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$878 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.8%$855 thousand
Property tax
5.5%$694 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$330 thousand
  • Garbage collection$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$261 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$116 thousand

Fines and other45%

Interest, rents and other
43%$5.4 million
Fines
1.8%$233 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt3.4%Housing and community development1.7%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$566 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$322 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$67 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blanco. 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 Blanco 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.