City government · Eastland County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Gorman took in $2.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)87%City taxes11%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

87%

of Gorman'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%

Property tax
11%$322 thousand
Sales tax
0.3%$8 thousand

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$642 thousand
  • Garbage collection$331 thousand
  • Sewer$257 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$38 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs88%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

88%

of Gorman'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%

Running the government and other costs
88%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gorman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gorman 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.