Village government · Brazoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hillcrest took in $701 thousand and spent $670 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 (sewer, water)53%Village taxes41%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

40%

of Hillcrest's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes41%

Property tax
40%$282 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Water$119 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

53%

of Hillcrest'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
53%$356 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$207 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$166 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$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$93 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hillcrest. 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 Village of Hillcrest 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.