Town government · Grayson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Howe took in $3.3 million and spent $3.2 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 (water, sewer)55%Town taxes41%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
24%$784 thousand
Sales tax
11%$365 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$193 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$829 thousand
  • Sewer$645 thousand
  • Garbage collection$307 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.7%$89 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.5%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

57%

of Howe'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
57%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$928 thousand
  • Sewer systems$532 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$708 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$563 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$359 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$111 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$71 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Howe. 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 Town of Howe 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.