Village government · Bexar County, TX

Hill Country's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hill Country took in $2.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes92%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (sewer)2.8%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

55%

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

Village taxes92%

Sales tax
55%$1.2 million
Property tax
25%$578 thousand
Other taxes
11%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$130 thousand
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$22 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
4.2%$96 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments8.7%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

36%

of Hill Country'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
36%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$972 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$972 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$489 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$265 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$265 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$167 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hill Country. 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 Village of Hill Country 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.