City government · Collin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Celina took in $91.0 million and spent $94.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other20%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.2%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Celina's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes54%

Other taxes
33%$30.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$29.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$722 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$12.8 million
Sales tax
6.1%$5.5 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$19.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$9.4 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$1.9 million

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$641 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$18.5 million
Fines
0.1%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Interest on debt8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

47%

of Celina's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$44.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$25.2 million
  • Sewer systems$14.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$18.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$9.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$243 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$8.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Celina. 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 Celina 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.