City government · Shelby County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Center took in $11.0 million and spent $13.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)54%City taxes45%Fines and other1.8%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
25%$2.8 million
Property tax
19%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Sewer$920 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.4%$150 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development3.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

22%

of Center'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
44%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$544 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$127 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$275 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$903 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$629 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$465 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$237 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Center 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.