City government · Kendall County, TX

Fair Oaks Ranch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fair Oaks Ranch took in $15.2 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other6.0%State tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

9.5%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
42%$6.4 million
Sales tax
9.5%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$500 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$487 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$140 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$100 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$767 thousand
Fines
0.9%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Fair Oaks Ranch's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$244 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$415 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$543 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$543 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$302 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$254 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$38 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fair Oaks Ranch. 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 Fair Oaks Ranch 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.