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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ennis took in $364 million and spent $362 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)88%City taxes10%Federal tax money0.6%State tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Ennis' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes10%

Property tax
5.3%$19.4 million
Sales tax
3.8%$13.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$534 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$322 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$306 million
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Airport$209 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$2.3 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Social services82%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Running the government and other costs3.6%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

82%

of Ennis' spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
82%$298 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$298 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$15.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$872 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$352 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.9 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$13.1 million
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$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$449 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Airports$250 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$5.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$5.2 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$4.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$552 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$650 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$650 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ennis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Ennis 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.