City government · Hidalgo County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Edcouch took in $8.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fines and other40%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
48%$4.2 million
Sales tax
1.6%$141 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$944 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$516 thousand
  • Sewer$427 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other40%

Fines
38%$3.4 million
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$99 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%Roads, transit and parking<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$925 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$824 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$497 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
  • Electric power$125 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Edcouch. 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 City of Edcouch 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.