City government · Robertson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hearne took in $12.9 million and spent $5.5 million.

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 (electric power, water)69%City taxes29%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
17%$2.1 million
Sales tax
13%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.0 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$691 thousand
  • Sewer$647 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.6%$208 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs29%Social services15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Interest on debt4.7%

What stands out

15%

of Hearne's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$209 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$285 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
Social services
15%$818 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$818 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$497 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$296 thousand
  • Libraries$201 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$406 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$406 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$261 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hearne. 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 Hearne 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.