City government · Van Zandt County, TX

Grand Saline's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Grand Saline took in $2.9 million and spent $379 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes44%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
32%$903 thousand
Sales tax
11%$310 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$745 thousand
  • Sewer$401 thousand
  • Garbage collection$354 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.2%$64 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$33 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Interest on debt22%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$205 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$87 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Interest on debt
22%$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Saline. 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 Grand Saline 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.