City government · Hood County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cresson took in $3.0 million and spent $351 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)70%City taxes30%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax

30%$889 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services

70%$2.1 million

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more

Garbage collection$731 thousand
Water$715 thousand
Sewer$660 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Interest on debt2.6%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

55%$193 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$193 thousand

Running the government and other costs

37%$129 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Government buildings$49 thousand
Other and not broken out$9 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.7%$20 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$20 thousand

Interest on debt

2.6%$9 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cresson. 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 Cresson 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.