City government · Eastland County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Eastland took in $8.4 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes42%State tax money8.6%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
19%$1.6 million
Property tax
16%$1.3 million
Other taxes
7.1%$596 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$311 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$279 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$785 thousand
  • Garbage collection$714 thousand
  • Other service charges$173 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$719 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$23 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
2.8%$232 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

7.2%

of Eastland's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$606 thousand
  • Sewer systems$365 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$987 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$828 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$680 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$843 thousand
  • Fire protection$371 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$548 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$278 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$65 thousand
  • Public health$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
  • Airports$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$58 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eastland. 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 Eastland 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.