City government · Coleman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Coleman took in $13.9 million and spent $14.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%Federal tax money18%City taxes13%Fines and other5.3%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes13%

Sales tax
7.4%$1.0 million
Property tax
4.2%$588 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$819 thousand
  • Sewer$689 thousand
  • Road charges$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$124 thousand
  • Airport$94 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
18%$2.5 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$385 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$27 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$700 thousand
Fines
0.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

61%

of Coleman'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
61%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$725 thousand
  • Sewer systems$512 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$815 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$830 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
  • Airports$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$594 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$443 thousand
  • Libraries$151 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$526 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$489 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$166 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coleman. 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 Coleman 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.