City government · Henderson County, TX

Gun Barrel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gun Barrel took in $5.2 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%State tax money7.4%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

73%

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

City taxes86%

Sales tax
73%$3.8 million
Other taxes
14%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$382 thousand
  • Other licenses$290 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$389 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$17 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$225 thousand
Fines
1.7%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

59%

of Gun Barrel's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$990 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$192 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$890 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$602 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$762 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$762 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$380 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gun Barrel. 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 Gun Barrel 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.