City government · Wilson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Floresville took in $56.2 million and spent $81.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes14%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money0.7%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

78%

of Floresville'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 taxes14%

Sales tax
7.5%$4.2 million
Property tax
3.8%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$885 thousand
  • Other licenses$355 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$44.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$37.8 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$594 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$387 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$243 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$3.7 million
Fines
0.2%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Running the government and other costs5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

87%

of Floresville'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
87%$71.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$67.4 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$462 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$209 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$254 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$983 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$983 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$435 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$435 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Floresville. 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 Floresville 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.