City government · Crane County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Crane took in $3.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%City taxes32%Fines and other10%County and local tax money6.4%Federal tax money6.0%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
19%$615 thousand
Property tax
13%$418 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$799 thousand
  • Garbage collection$520 thousand
  • Sewer$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$197 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$210 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.7%$188 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.4%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs47%

What stands out

53%

of Crane's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$967 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$888 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$850 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$765 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crane. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crane 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.