City government · Coryell County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gatesville took in $20.0 million and spent $19.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%City taxes26%Federal tax money7.7%State tax money3.7%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
13%$2.6 million
Property tax
13%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$8.1 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$451 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Airport$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$1.5 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$741 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$246 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$199 thousand
Fines
0.7%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Gatesville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$13.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$10.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$622 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$728 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$571 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$363 thousand
  • Libraries$208 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gatesville. 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 Gatesville 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.