City government · Wood County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hawkins took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money9.7%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
31%$858 thousand
Sales tax
16%$436 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$911 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$443 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$267 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$47 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
4.6%$127 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

55%

of Hawkins' 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%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$780 thousand
  • Sewer systems$335 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$455 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$402 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$315 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hawkins. 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 Hawkins 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.