City government · Wharton County, TX

El Campo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), El Campo took in $20.5 million and spent $20.3 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 taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)42%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

27%

of El Campo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Sales tax
27%$5.5 million
Property tax
21%$4.2 million
Other taxes
6.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$813 thousand
  • Other licenses$302 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$581 thousand
Fines
1.4%$278 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.9%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

7.9%

of El Campo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$902 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.9%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$627 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$390 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$237 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of El Campo. 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 El Campo 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.