Town government · Howard County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Coahoma took in $3.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)81%Town taxes15%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Coahoma's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes15%

Property tax
5.8%$201 thousand
Sales tax
4.6%$158 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$139 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$147 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities89%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs0.7%

What stands out

89%

of Coahoma's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
89%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$302 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$304 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$304 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Coahoma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Coahoma 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.