Town government · Fannin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ector took in $540 thousand and spent $616 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%Town taxes35%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

6.7%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
27%$147 thousand
Sales tax
6.7%$36 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$327 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
4.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals0.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

64%

of Ector's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$392 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$213 thousand
  • Sewer systems$124 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$148 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$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ector. 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 Ector 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.