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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cleburne took in $82.0 million and spent $63.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Fines and other4.9%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
21%$17.3 million
Sales tax
18%$15.1 million
Other taxes
6.5%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$461 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$36.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$15.4 million
  • Sewer$10.0 million
  • Garbage collection$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Airport$606 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$238 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$38 thousand
  • Transit fares$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$4.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$60 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$3.3 million
Fines
0.8%$640 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.3%

of Cleburne's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$18.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.7 million
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$687 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$727 thousand
  • Government buildings$710 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$274 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Public transit$979 thousand
  • Airports$776 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$5.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Libraries$622 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$4.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.9 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$650 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$650 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cleburne. 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 Cleburne 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.