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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bulverde took in $6.4 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes76%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes76%

Sales tax
44%$2.8 million
Property tax
27%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.3%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$610 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$600 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$25 thousand

Fines and other14%

Fines
13%$845 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails73%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Running the government and other costs4.8%Environment and natural resources4.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

73%

of Bulverde'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
73%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$500 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$355 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$600 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$600 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$510 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)$300 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.7%$500 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$500 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bulverde. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bulverde 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.