City government · Karnes County, TX

Falls City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Falls City took in $900 thousand and spent $640 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes28%State tax money22%Fines and other9.0%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
16%$140 thousand
Sales tax
12%$112 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$364 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$201 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Falls City'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
72%$458 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$165 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Falls City. 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 Falls City 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.