Town government · Cherokee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cuney took in $371 thousand and spent $672 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money37%Fines and other13%Fees for services (sewer)3.2%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
44%$165 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$137 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
9.7%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs80%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

80%

of Cuney's 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
80%$536 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cuney. 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 Town of Cuney 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.