Town government · Navarro County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kerens took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Town taxes34%Fines and other8.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
26%$377 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$127 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$431 thousand
  • Sewer$271 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Fines
7.7%$112 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Kerens' 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
43%$728 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$412 thousand
  • Sewer systems$213 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$469 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$411 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kerens. 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 Town of Kerens 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.