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Glenn Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Glenn Heights took in $17.2 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)45%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other2.2%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Glenn Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
43%$7.3 million
Sales tax
5.5%$945 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$978 thousand
  • Other service charges$350 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$84 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$610 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.3%$223 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt3.5%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

52%

of Glenn Heights' 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
52%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$994 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$256 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$545 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$376 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$376 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$342 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$342 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glenn Heights. 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 Glenn Heights 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.