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Dripping Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dripping Springs took in $17.2 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other51%City taxes26%State tax money7.8%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.6%County and local tax money7.4%

What stands out

51%

of Dripping Springs' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes26%

Sales tax
16%$2.8 million
Property tax
9.4%$1.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$1.3 million

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other51%

Interest, rents and other
51%$8.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Interest on debt6.2%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

What stands out

54%

of Dripping Springs' 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
54%$8.7 million
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$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$675 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
6.2%$988 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors
  • Ports and harbors$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dripping Springs. 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 Dripping Springs 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.