Town government · Duval County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freer took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other48%Town taxes46%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)6.0%

What stands out

48%

of Freer's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Sales tax
42%$782 thousand
Property tax
4.1%$75 thousand

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power and sewer
  • Electric power$83 thousand
  • Sewer$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other48%

Fines
48%$881 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments23%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Running the government and other costs5.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Freer's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$629 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$629 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$375 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$353 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$370 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$311 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$87 thousand
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)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Freer 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.