City government · Washington County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Burton took in $440 thousand and spent $366 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Fines and other2.7%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
32%$140 thousand
Sales tax
22%$95 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt3.3%Running the government and other costs1.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

90%

of Burton'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
90%$331 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$153 thousand
  • Sewer systems$115 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
  • Electric power$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.9%$7 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Burton 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.