City government · Gregg County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gladewater took in $7.7 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other6.5%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
36%$2.8 million
Sales tax
11%$844 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$434 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$362 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$891 thousand
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Airport$50 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$323 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$81 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Fines
4.1%$318 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

34%

of Gladewater's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$915 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$590 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$732 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$282 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$888 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$671 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
  • Airports$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gladewater. 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 Gladewater 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.