City government · Guadalupe County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cibolo took in $34.9 million and spent $27.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money1.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
32%$11.3 million
Other taxes
11%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$986 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$3.7 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

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%$26 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%$414 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$2.3 million
Fines
0.9%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

41%

of Cibolo'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
41%$11.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.9 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)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$688 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$279 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$505 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$505 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$227 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$227 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cibolo. 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 Cibolo 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.