City government · Lavaca County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hallettsville took in $8.2 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)72%City taxes15%Fines and other6.8%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

72%

of Hallettsville'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 taxes15%

Sales tax
8.4%$692 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$489 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$696 thousand
  • Water$566 thousand
  • Sewer$383 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$90 thousand
  • Airport$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$407 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$181 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$458 thousand
Fines
1.2%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

55%

of Hallettsville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$637 thousand
  • Water supply$485 thousand
  • Sewer systems$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$975 thousand
  • Fire protection$519 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$790 thousand
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)$397 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$199 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$762 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$568 thousand
  • Libraries$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$573 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$546 thousand
  • Airports$27 thousand
Social services
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hallettsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hallettsville 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.