City government · Milam County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cameron took in $6.0 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes47%County and local tax money0.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
30%$1.8 million
Sales tax
11%$670 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$320 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$296 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$25 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt14%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

14%

of Cameron's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$231 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$951 thousand
  • Airports$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.0 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)$700 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$331 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$860 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$234 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cameron. 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 Cameron 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.