City government · Hays County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hays took in $502 thousand and spent $330 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)84%City taxes16%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

84%

of Hays' 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 taxes16%

Sales tax
6.6%$33 thousand
Property tax
4.6%$23 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$420 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$336 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs35%Environment and natural resources0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Hays' 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
65%$213 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$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 Hays. 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 Hays 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.