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Cedar Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cedar Hill took in $111 million and spent $112 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money1.4%State tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Cedar Hill's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes58%

Property tax
32%$35.7 million
Sales tax
21%$22.9 million
Other taxes
5.1%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$477 thousand
  • Other licenses$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$33.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$15.5 million
  • Sewer$10.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$727 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$397 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$8.8 million
Fines
1.0%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

35%

of Cedar Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$39.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$23.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$16.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$33.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$16.1 million
  • Police$14.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$895 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$22.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.0 million
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$855 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$4.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$677 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$691 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$691 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedar Hill. 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 Cedar Hill 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.