City government · Johnson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Joshua took in $9.0 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.1%Fines and other3.4%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes73%

Property tax
37%$3.3 million
Sales tax
23%$2.1 million
Other taxes
13%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$795 thousand
  • Other licenses$346 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$337 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.4 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$199 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$156 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.0%$179 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Environment and natural resources4.6%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

48%

of Joshua's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$558 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$922 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$922 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$361 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$361 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$357 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Joshua. 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 Joshua 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.