City government · Atascosa County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jourdanton took in $5.7 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
19%$1.1 million
Property tax
18%$1.0 million
Other taxes
11%$655 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$360 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$250 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$751 thousand
  • Garbage collection$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$205 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
3.4%$191 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Jourdanton'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%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$940 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$615 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$849 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$722 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$423 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$421 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$421 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$273 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jourdanton. 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 City of Jourdanton 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.