City government · Burnet County, TX

Granite Shoals's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Granite Shoals took in $6.3 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)38%Fines and other3.5%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

52%

of Granite Shoals' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes59%

Property tax
52%$3.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$199 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$140 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$220 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$163 thousand
Fines
0.9%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Granite Shoals' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$371 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$172 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$225 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Granite Shoals. 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 Granite Shoals 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.