Town government · Navarro County, TX

Blooming Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Blooming Grove took in $1.1 million and spent $909 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%Town taxes20%State tax money17%Fines and other8.1%

What stands out

7.2%

of Blooming Grove's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
9.8%$108 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$71 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$609 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$361 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$183 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Fines
7.2%$79 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

52%

of Blooming Grove'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
52%$472 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$338 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blooming Grove. 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 Town of Blooming Grove 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.