City government · Goliad County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Goliad took in $2.8 million and spent $3.5 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 taxes61%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes61%

Property tax
28%$778 thousand
Sales tax
27%$745 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$159 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$451 thousand
  • Garbage collection$351 thousand
  • Sewer$236 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$28 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Goliad's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$816 thousand
  • Sewer systems$398 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$671 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$627 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$197 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goliad. 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 Goliad 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.