City government · Burnet County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Burnet took in $27.5 million and spent $26.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes22%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money2.9%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

8.8%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax

12%$3.3 million

Sales tax

8.8%$2.4 million

Other taxes

1.4%$371 thousand

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes

Other selective sales taxes$209 thousand
Public utility taxes$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services

66%$18.1 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more

Electric power$9.1 million
Water$2.7 million
Sewer$1.9 million
Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Garbage collection$1.1 million
Airport$894 thousand
Other service charges$476 thousand
Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state

1.6%$447 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.9%$802 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other

7.6%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

10%

of Burnet's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

40%$10.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more

Electric power$6.8 million
Water supply$1.7 million
Sewer systems$1.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$921 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

24%$6.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more

Fire protection$3.9 million
Police$2.4 million
Courts and legal services$130 thousand
Inspections and regulation$76 thousand

Running the government and other costs

18%$4.8 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.8%$2.6 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2.6 million

Roads, transit and parking

4.7%$1.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways

Airports$642 thousand
Roads and highways$624 thousand

Interest on debt

3.4%$913 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more

Interest on water supply debt$475 thousand
Interest on general debt$383 thousand
Interest on electric power debt$55 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burnet. 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 Burnet 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.