City government · Lipscomb County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Booker took in $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)54%Fines and other22%City taxes21%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Booker'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 taxes21%

Property tax
16%$347 thousand
Sales tax
5.4%$121 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 4 more
  • Water$463 thousand
  • Gas$397 thousand
  • Garbage collection$220 thousand
  • Sewer$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$67 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$476 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

75%

of Booker'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
75%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$600 thousand
  • Water supply$597 thousand
  • Gas supply$457 thousand
  • Sewer systems$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$236 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$182 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$155 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Booker. 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 Booker 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.