City government · Kaufman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kaufman took in $19.0 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money12%Fines and other9.5%State tax money9.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
21%$3.9 million
Sales tax
18%$3.4 million
Other taxes
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$679 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$471 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$55 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$389 thousand
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$1.7 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$2.3 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.7 million
Fines
0.5%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments9.6%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

10%

of Kaufman's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$586 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$2.0 million
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$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$835 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$350 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$945 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$920 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$450 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$450 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kaufman. 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 Kaufman 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.