City government · Coryell County, TX

Copperas Cove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Copperas Cove took in $44.1 million and spent $38.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Fines and other4.9%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
35%$15.5 million
Sales tax
11%$4.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$19.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$581 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.7 million
Fines
1.1%$490 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Interest on debt6.2%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

35%

of Copperas Cove'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
35%$13.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$446 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$362 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$779 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$497 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$2.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$717 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$717 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$394 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$394 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Copperas Cove. 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 Copperas Cove 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.