City government · Burnet County, TX

Cottonwood Shores's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cottonwood Shores took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes43%Fines and other3.7%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
23%$462 thousand
Sales tax
16%$307 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$487 thousand
  • Sewer$354 thousand
  • Garbage collection$172 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$56 thousand
Fines
0.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Cottonwood Shores' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$888 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$754 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$324 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
  • Water supply$132 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cottonwood Shores. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Cottonwood Shores 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.