City government · Childress County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Childress took in $8.4 million and spent $10.3 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)57%City taxes39%State tax money1.6%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
18%$1.5 million
Sales tax
13%$1.1 million
Other taxes
7.9%$667 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$286 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$272 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$837 thousand
  • Sewer$719 thousand
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$350 thousand
  • Airport$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$137 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$92 thousand
Fines
0.4%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs7.9%Roads, transit and parking7.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

13%

of Childress' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$761 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$670 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$655 thousand
  • Fire protection$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$814 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$769 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$638 thousand
  • Airports$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Childress. 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 Childress 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.