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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Goldthwaite took in $5.0 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)85%City taxes11%Fines and other2.8%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

85%

of Goldthwaite's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
10%$521 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water$459 thousand
  • Garbage collection$281 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$134 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Goldthwaite's 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
70%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water supply$681 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$342 thousand
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$346 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$318 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$232 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$232 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goldthwaite. 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 Goldthwaite 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.