City government · Wichita County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Electra took in $5.3 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)76%City taxes15%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

76%

of Electra's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
8.7%$460 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$321 thousand

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$277 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$338 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$101 thousand
Fines
0.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

60%

of Electra'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
60%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Water supply$624 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$277 thousand
  • Sewer systems$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$857 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$704 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$521 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Electra. 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 Electra 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.