City government · DeWitt County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cuero took in $30.6 million and spent $27.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%City taxes23%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

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

City taxes23%

Other taxes
9.8%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$2.7 million
Property tax
4.3%$1.3 million

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$19.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$12.5 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$853 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$25 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$476 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$2.2 million
Fines
0.5%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking5.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

10%

of Cuero's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.7 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$699 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$7.0 million
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$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$700 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$597 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$510 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cuero. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Cuero 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.