City government · Gillespie County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fredericksburg took in $51.5 million and spent $48.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes37%State tax money2.1%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes37%

Sales tax
15%$7.9 million
Property tax
12%$6.1 million
Other taxes
9.5%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$887 thousand
  • Other licenses$145 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$30.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$16.3 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$268 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$796 thousand
Fines
0.3%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

6.8%

of Fredericksburg's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$22.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$655 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$489 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fredericksburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Fredericksburg 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.