City government · Lee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Giddings took in $14.5 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes30%State tax money5.9%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
14%$2.0 million
Property tax
14%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$183 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Sewer$922 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$858 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$351 thousand
Fines
1.4%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

52%

of Giddings' 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
52%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$979 thousand
  • Water supply$897 thousand
  • Sewer systems$491 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$187 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$633 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$539 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$367 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$991 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$682 thousand
  • Libraries$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$341 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$217 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$111 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$124 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Giddings. 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 Giddings 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.