City government · Medina County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Castroville took in $10.7 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes25%County and local tax money3.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
14%$1.4 million
Property tax
11%$1.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$881 thousand
  • Garbage collection$658 thousand
  • Gas$645 thousand
  • Airport$537 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$300 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%$6 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$389 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%

What stands out

53%

of Castroville'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
53%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$942 thousand
  • Water supply$831 thousand
  • Gas supply$593 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$565 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$918 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$959 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$959 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$583 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$543 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$332 thousand
  • Libraries$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Castroville. 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 Castroville 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.