City government · Van Zandt County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Canton took in $13.8 million and spent $17.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money2.4%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax
28%$3.8 million
Property tax
16%$2.2 million
Other taxes
4.0%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$321 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; water and 4 more
  • Other government-run businesses$2.4 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$803 thousand
  • Sewer$781 thousand
  • Parking$386 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$42 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$325 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$926 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

20%

of Canton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$682 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$374 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$953 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$953 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$889 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$889 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$306 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$187 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$187 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Canton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Canton 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.