City government · Collin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Josephine took in $7.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)71%City taxes23%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.0%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

71%

of Josephine's 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 taxes23%

Property tax
10%$742 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$702 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$649 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$233 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$391 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.6%$259 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$44 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$81 thousand
Fines
0.9%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

24%

of Josephine'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$660 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$776 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$206 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$629 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$477 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$477 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$199 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$58 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$58 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Josephine. 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 City of Josephine 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.