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Fort Stockton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fort Stockton took in $15.4 million and spent $22.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)56%City taxes31%Fines and other13%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
20%$3.1 million
Property tax
11%$1.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Sewer$497 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$32 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.9 million
Fines
0.4%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Fort Stockton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$10.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Gas supply$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$360 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$279 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$166 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$120 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$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Stockton. 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 Fort Stockton 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.