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Bridge City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bridge City took in $9.9 million and spent $9.6 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 taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money2.4%State tax money0.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
24%$2.4 million
Sales tax
21%$2.1 million
Other taxes
7.1%$707 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$473 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$124 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$971 thousand
  • Road charges$183 thousand
  • Other service charges$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$234 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$78 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%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
2.7%$266 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

30%

of Bridge City's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$950 thousand
  • Water supply$864 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$718 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.1 million
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)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$263 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$233 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$218 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bridge City. 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 Bridge City 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.