City government · Kaufman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Combine took in $828 thousand and spent $964 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fines and other14%Fees for services (electric power)10%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes75%

Property tax
58%$484 thousand
Sales tax
17%$138 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power
  • Electric power$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$117 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Interest on debt2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Combine's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$610 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$610 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$280 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Combine. 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 Combine 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.