Town government · Schleicher County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Eldorado took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)66%Town taxes16%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.8%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Town taxes16%

Property tax
9.4%$236 thousand
Sales tax
5.9%$149 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$624 thousand
  • Water$493 thousand
  • Sewer$279 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.8%$196 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$275 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%Health and hospitals0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Eldorado'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
77%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$932 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$357 thousand
  • Water supply$271 thousand
  • Sewer systems$235 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$528 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eldorado. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Eldorado 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.