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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crockett took in $28.7 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%City taxes19%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)18%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

61%

of Crockett's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes19%

Sales tax
8.4%$2.4 million
Property tax
7.3%$2.1 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$853 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$17.5 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$180 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.5%$137 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

21%

of Crockett'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$428 thousand
  • Government buildings$352 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$525 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$790 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$790 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$491 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$256 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$174 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$163 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$163 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$97 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$70 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crockett. 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 Crockett 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.