City government · Yoakum County, TX

Denver City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Denver City took in $8.0 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%City taxes37%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money5.1%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
22%$1.7 million
Sales tax
11%$920 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$300 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$180 thousand
  • Other licenses$115 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$773 thousand
  • Gas$650 thousand
  • Sewer$392 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$851 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$231 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$411 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$398 thousand
Fines
0.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals14%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

14%

of Denver City's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$692 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$657 thousand
  • Sewer systems$359 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$890 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$890 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$392 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$380 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
  • Airports$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Denver City. 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 Denver City 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.