Town government · Hill County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bynum took in $117 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)87%Town taxes13%

What stands out

87%

of Bynum's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
9.4%$11 thousand
Sales tax
1.7%$2 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs18%

What stands out

82%

of Bynum'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
82%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$62 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bynum. 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 Town of Bynum 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.